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COL.  JOHN  L.  CHATFIELD 

FIRST   COMMANDER   OF 
THE   SIXTH   CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEERS 


Commanding  Officers  of  the 
Sixth  Regiment,  Connecticut  Uolunteer  Infantry 

COL.  JOHN  L.  CHATFIELD.  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Colonel 
Third  Connecticut  Volunteers;  Colonel  Sixth  Connecticut  Volun- 
teers; enlisted  August  20,  1861;  mustered  September  13,  1861; 
wounded  Pocotaligo,  S.  C.,  October  22,  1862;  mortally  wounded 
in  charge  on  Fort  Wagner,  S.C.,  July  18,  1863.  Died  August  9, 
1863. 

COL.  EEDFIELD  DURYEE,  Waterbury.  Mustered  in  Adjutant 
September  13,  1861;  promoted  Lieutenant-Colonel  September  21, 
1863 ;  Colonel,  December  10,  1863.  Eesigned  May  29,  1864. 

COL.  ALFEED  P.  ROCKWELL.  Promoted  from  Captain  First 
Connecticut  Light  Battery,  June  18,  1864;  Brevetted  Brigadier- 
General  United  States  Volunteers,  March  13,  1865.  Died  at  New 
Haven,  December  24,  1903. 


MAJOR-GENERAL  A.  H.  TERRY,  U.  S.  A. 

THE   FIRST   COMMANDER 
SEVENTH    REGIMENT,    CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEERS 


Commanding  Officers  of  the 
Seventh  Regiment,  Connecticut  Uclunteer  Infantry 

COL.  ALFBED  H.  TEREY.  Enlisted  August  20,  1861,  Colonel 
Second  Connecticut  Volunteers ;  mustered  Colonel  Seventh  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers,  September  17,  1861 ;  promoted  Brigadier-General 
United  States  Volunteers,  April  25,  1862;  Major-General  United 
States  Volunteers,  January  15,  1865;  Brigadier-General  United 
States  Army,  January  15,  1865;  Major-General  United  States 
Army,  March  3,  1866.  Eetired  at  his  own  request  on  account  of 
failing  health,  April  5,  1888.  Died  at  New  Haven  December  16, 
1890. 

COL.  JOSEPH  E.  HAWLEY.  Captain  Company  A,  First  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers;  mustered  Lieutenant-Colonel  Seventh  Connecti- 
cut Volunteers,  September  17,  1861;  promoted  Colonel,  June  20, 
1862 ;  Brigadier-General  United  States  Volunteers,  September  13, 
1864 ;  Brevetted  Major-General  United  States  Volunteers,  Septem- 
ber 28,  1865 ;  discharged  January  15,  1866 ;  United  States  Senator 
from  1881-1905.  Died  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  March  18,  1905. 

COL.  SEAGEE  S.  ATWELL.  Mustered  Captain  Company  A,  Sep- 
tember 6,  1861;  promoted  Lieutenant-Colonel  November  22,  1864; 
Colonel,  July  1,  1865 ;  mustered  out  July  1,  1865. 


COL.  CHARLES  L.  EUSSELL 

FIRST  COMMANDER  OF 
THE  TENTH  REGIMENT,  CONNECTICUT  VOLUNNTEERS 


Commanding  Officers  of  the 
Ccnth  Regiment,  Connecticut  Uolumeer  Infantry 

COL.  CHARLES  L.  KUSSELL,  Derby.  Adjutant  Second  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers;  enlisted  October  24,  1861,  Colonel  Tenth  Con- 
necticut Volunteers;  mustered  October  26,  1861.  "Killed  at 
Eoanoke  Island,  N.  C.,  February  8,  1862. 

COL.  ALBERT  W.  DRAKE,  South  Windsor.  Enlisted  October  26, 
1861;  mustered  Lieutenant-Colonel  October  26,  1861;  promoted 
Colonel  February  8,  1862 ;  served  as  First  Lieutenant  Company  A, 
First  Eegiment,  Connecticut  Volunteers.  Died  at  South  Windsor 
June  5,  1862. 

COL.  IRA  W.  PETTIBONE,  Winchester.  Appointed  Major  Octo- 
ber 30,  1861;  promoted  Lieutenant-Colonel  February  8,  1862; 
Colonel,  June  5,  1862.  Eesigned  November  15,  1862. 

COL.  JOHN  L.  OTIS,  Manchester.  Enlisted  August  29,  1861; 
mustered  Lieutenant  Company  B,  October  29,  1861;  promoted 
Captain  Company  I  July  12,  1862 ;  promoted  Major,  November  29, 
1862;  Colonel,  March  14,  1863;  wounded  at  Kingston,  N.  C., 
December  14,  1862;  resigned  October  18,  1864;  Brevetted  Briga- 
dier-General United  States  Volunteers  March  13,  1865.  Died 
March  14,  1894,  at  Tarpon  Springs,  Fla. 

COL.  EDWIN  S.  GREELEY,  New  Haven.  Enlisted  August  31, 
1861;  mustered  First  Lieutenant  Company  C,  October  22,  1861; 
promoted  Captain  Company  A  April  25,  1862;  Major,  March  14, 
1863;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  September  7,  1864;  Colonel,  February 
16,  1865;  Brevetted  Brigadier-General  March  13,  1865.  Dis- 
charged September  2,  1865. 

COL.  ELLSWORTH  D.  S.  GOODYEAR,  North  Haven.  Enlisted 
October  31,  1861 ;  mustered  Captain  Company  C  October  22,  1861 ; 
discharged  October  7,  1864;  appointed  Major  December  1,  1864; 
Lieutenant-Colonel,  February  17,  1865 ;  wounded  in  charge  of  Fort 
Gregg,  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  2,  1865;  Brevetted  Colonel  and 
Brigadier-General  April  2,  1865.  Discharged  for  disability  June 
2,  1865. 


CAPT.  ALFRED  P.  ROCKWELL 

THE    FIRST    COMMANDER    OF 
THE   FIRST  CONNECTICUT  LIGHT  BATTERY,   CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEERS 

COLONEL   SIXTH   CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEERS 
AND   BREVET  BRIGADIER-GENERAL   UNITED   STATES   VOLUNTEERS 


Commanders  of  the  first  Connecticut  Eight  Battery, 
Connecticut  Uolunteers 


CAPT.  ALFEED  P.  KOCKWELL,  Norwich;  Mustered  in  United 
States  Service  January  20,  1862;  promoted  Colonel  Sixth  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers  June  18,  1864. 

CAPT.  JAMES  B.  CLINTON,  New  Haven;  Mustered  Sergeant; 
promoted  First  Sergeant  February  27,  1862;  Second  Lieutenant, 
February  3,  1863;  First  Lieutenant,  March  13,  1863;  Captain, 
July  10,  1864;  discharged  June  11,  1865 


Historical  Sketcb 

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Monument 


The  long  talked  of  soldiers'  monument,  to  be  built  by  the  First 
Connecticut  Light  Battery,  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers  Monument  Association,  has  been  erected  in  Broad- 
way Park,  New  Haven,  and  was  dedicated  with  impressive  cere- 
mony June  16,  1905. 

The  idea  of  building  a  monument  by  the  joint  action  of  the 
Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers  associated  with  other  Veteran  organ- 
izations, was  first  suggested  by  Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley  at  the  annual 
reunion  of  the  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers  Association  held  at 
Meriden,  September  5,  1894.  A  committee  of  five  was  appointed 
to  investigate  the  matter  and  report  as  to  the  feasibility  of  building 
a  monument  either  as  a  regimental  affair  or  in  connection  with 
other  veteran  associations  with  whom  they  could  affiliate. 

It  was  soon  found  that  the  Sixth  and  Seventh  Connecticut 
Volunteers  and  the  First  Connecticut  Light  Battery  had  not  as  yet 
taken  steps  to  avail  themselves  of  the  state  appropriation  of  one 
thousand  dollars  each,  and  were  waiting  to  ascertain  the  views  of 
their  respective  associations  in  regard  to  whether  a  monument 
should  be  built  and  where  it  should  be  located.  Two  years  later 
a  committee  from  the  above  named  organizations  was  appointed 
to  consider  the  matter  of  building  a  joint  monument.  During  the 
year  1897  a  conference  with  the  committees  of  the  Sixth  and  Tenth 
Connecticut  Volunteers  and  First  Light  Battery  was  held,  which 
resulted  in  an  informal  organization  called  "The  Joint  Monument 
Association  of  the  Sixth  and  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers  and 
First  Light  Battery." 


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The  next  two  years  were  spent  in  looking  up  designs  and  obtain- 
ing estimates  of  cost.  An  invitation  was  at  this  time  extended  to 
the  Veteran  Association  of  the  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteers  to 
join  with  the  above  named  organizations  in  the  effort  to  build  a 
monument,  but  on  account  of  the  desire  on  the  part  of  General 
Hawley  of  the  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteers,  and  many  of  his 
friends,  to  build  a  monument  at  Hartford  instead  of  New  Haven, 
we  were  not  able  to  secure  their  co-operation.  In  the  meantime 
the  joint  committee  secured  a  design  of  a  monument  by  which  the 
three  organizations  could  be  represented  by  tablets  placed  on  the 
base  of  either  of  three  sides,  the  fourth  reserved  for  inscription  to 
General  Tern',  the  whole  to  be  surmounted  by  an  equestrian  statue 
of  Major-General  Alfred  H.  Terry.  This  seemed  to  be  a  very 
appropriate  design  for  a  memorial,  since  all  of  the  three  organiza- 
tions served  in  General  Terry's  division,  Tenth  Corps,  Army  of  the 
James. 

It  was  ascertained  that  a  memorial  of  this  character  would  in- 
volve the  raising  of  a  large  sum  of  money  in  addition  to  the  state 
appropriation  of  one  thousand  dollars  for  each  regiment  and 
battery,  and  after  trying  for  three  years  to  provide  ways  and  means 
to  build  a  monument  of  this  character,  the  committee  did  not 
obtain  sufficient  encouragement  either  from  the  citizens  of  New 
Haven  or  the  friends  of  Gen.  Terry  to  warrant  proceeding  with 
the  plan,  and  it  was  abandoned. 

During  the  year  1904  the  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteer  Asso- 
ciation gave  up  the  idea  of  building  a  monument  at  Hartford  and 
joined  with  the  three  veteran  organizations  already  named  for  the 
purpose  of  carrying  out  the  plan  of  erecting  a  joint  monument. 

A  joint  committee  of  the  four  organizations  held  meetings,  and 
finally  at  a  meeting  of  the  executive  committees  held  at  New 
Haven,  June  7,  1904,  a  corporation  was  formed  under  the  statute 
laws  of  Connecticut  with  articles  of  association  as  follows: 

ARTICLE  1.  The  name  of  said  corporation  shall  be  The  First  Light 
Battery  and  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  Connecticut.  Volunteers  Monu- 
ment Association. 

ABT.  2.  The  purposes  for  which  said  corporation  is  formed  are  the 
following,  to  wit: 

To  receive  appropriations  made  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State 
of  Connecticut  for  the  erection  of  memorial  tablets  or  monuments  by  said 
Battery  and  Regiments,  or  either  of  them,  and  to  locate  and  erect  such 


GEN.  EDWIN  S.  GREELEY 

COLONEL   TENTH   CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEERS 
PRESIDENT   OF  MONUMENT  ASSOCIATION 


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memorial  tablets  or  monuments  within  the  State  of  Connecticut,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  the  resolutions  of  said  General  Assembly  mak- 
ing such  appropriationsj  and  to  make  contracts  for  the  same  and  to  pay 
bills  contracted  therefor,  and  to  make  and  carry  out  such  arrangements 
and  incur  such  expense  as  said  corporation  may  determine  for  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  same,  and  to  receive  and  expend  such  contributions  as  may 
be  made  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  foregoing  objects,  and  to  disburse  the 
funds  received  for  the  general  purposes  for  which  it  is  organized,  and  to 
make  by-laws  relative  to  its  officers;  the  admission  of  members;  and  such 
other  matters  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  to  carry  out  the  purposes  of 
the  corporation. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  incorporators  held  at  New  Haven  on  the 
7th  day  of  June,  1904,  the  articles  of  incorporation  were  approved, 
by-laws  were  adopted,  and  the  following  named  comrades  were 
elected  officers: 

President. 

GEN.  EDWIN  S.  GBEELEY,  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

Vice  President. 
CAPT.  ALFBED  B.  BEERS,  Sixth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

Treasurer. 
JOHN  T.  SLOAN,  First  Light  Battery. 

Secretary. 
WILLIAM  E.  WHITTELSEY,  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

Executive  Committee. 

GEN.  EDWIN  S.  GBEELEY,  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

EDWABD  GBISWOLD,  First  Connecticut  Light  Battery. 

VIRGIL  F.  MCNEIL,  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

Louis  B.  BBOWN,  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

WILLIAM  H.  BOUTON,  Sixth  Connecticut  Volunteers. 

The  by-laws  adopted  empowered  the  officers  and  executive  com- 
mittee to  select  a  design,  to  make  contracts  for  the  erection  of  the 
monument,  receive  appropriations  from  the  State  and  City  and 


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donations  from  any  other  sources,  to  raise  the  funds  needed  to 
build  and  dedicate  the  monument,  and  to  do  all  other  things  neces- 
sary to  carry  out  the  objects  of  the  Association. 

Many  designs  for  a  soldiers'  monument  were  submitted  and  the 
officers  and  the  executive  committee,  after  a  great  deal  of  investi- 
gation and  inquiry  adopted  a  design  presented  by  the  Smith  Granite 
Company  of  Westerly,  Ehode  Island,  it  being  found  satisfactory 
in  all  respects.  This  design  was  suggested  in  part  by  the  President 
of  this  Association,  who  devoted  much  time  and  thought  to  the 
subject.  An  illustration  of  the  monument  will  be  found  in  the 
frontispiece. 

Description  of  the  monument: 

Size  of  base,  10  feet  6  inches  x  14  feet; 

'Height  of  base,  4  feet  3  inches ; 

Height  of  pedestal,  5  feet  9  inches ; 

Height  of  column,  18  feet; 

Height  of  bronze  globe,  2  feet; 

Height  of  bronze  eagle,  2  feet; 

Total  height,  32  feet. 

The  column  is  36  inches  in  diameter  at  the  base  and  26  inches 
at  the  top. 

The  pedestal  measures  46  inches  at  the  base  and  38  inches  at 
the  top. 

The  bronze  eagle  stands  two  feet  high  and  has  a  spread  of  wings 
of  six  feet. 

The  bronze  globe  on  which  the  eagle  rests  is  24  inches  in  diam- 
eter 

On  the  east  side  of  the  pedestal,  resting  on  a  die,  is  a  life-sized 
figure  of  an  infantry  soldier,  carved  from  white  granite,  in  the  act 
of  taking  a  cartridge  from  his  cartridge  box  to  insert  into  the  muz- 
zle of  his  musket,  which  he  holds  in  position  for  that  purpose.  On 
the  opposite  side,  resting  on  a  die  of  the  same  size,  is  the  figure  of 
an  artilleryman.  This  figure  is  -represented  as  having  raised  his 
right  hand  to  observe  the  effects  of  the  last  shot  from  the  field  piece 
which  he  is  serving.  Both  of  these  figures  are  finely  executed  and 
are  considered  works  of  art. 


CAPT.  ALFRED  B.  BEERS,  GTH  CONN.  VOLS. 
Vice  President  Monument  Association 


WILLIAM  E.  WHITTLESEY 

Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers 

Secretary  Monument  Association 


JOHN  T.  SLOAN 
First  Connecticut  Light  Battery 
Treasurer  Monument  Association 


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INSCRIPTIONS 

On  each  side  of  the  base  of  the  monument  a  tablet  is  placed, 
bearing  inscriptions  as  follows : 

North  Side. 
SIXTH  CONNECTICUT  VOLUNTEEB  INFANTBY. 

Organized  September,  1861.     Mustered  Out  August 
21,  1865. 

Total  Number  of  Men  who  Served  in  the 
Regiment,  1608. 
Casualties,  877. 

Engagements: 

Port  Royal,  S.  C.;  Fort  Pulaski,  Ga.;  James  Island,  S.  C.;  Pocotaligo,  S.C.; 

Morris  Island,  S.  C.;  Fort  Wagner,  S.  C.;  Chester  Station,  Va.; 

Drewry's  Bluff,  Va. ;  Siege  of  Petersburg,  Deep  Bottom, 

Va.;  Deep  Run,  Va.;  Chapin's  Farms,  Va.;  Fort 

Fisher,     N.     C.;     Wilmington,     N.     C. 
And  More  than  Twenty  Other  Minor  Engagements  and  Affairs. 

Service: 
Army  Corps  Tenth  and  Twenty-Fourth. 

Departments : 

Department  of  the  South,  Army  of  the  James,  Department  of 
North  Carolina,  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

East  Side. 
SEVENTH  CONNECTICUT  VOLUNTEEBS. 

Hawley's  Brigade. 

Terry's  Division. 

Tenth  and  Twenty-fourth  Corps. 

Took  part  in 

Capture  of  Fort  Pulaski, 

Capture  of  Fort  Wagner, 

Demolition  of  Fort  Sumter, 

and 
Thirteen  other  Engagements. 

Department  of  the  South  and  Army  of  the  James. 


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South  Side. 
TENTH  CONNECTICUT  VOLUNTEERS. 

In  Grateful  Memory  of  the  Services  and  Sacrifices  of  our  Heroic  Dead 
who  Offered  Their  Lives  on  the  Altar  of  Constitutional  Govern- 
ment and  Human  Liberty,  this  Tablet  is  Lovingly  In- 
scribed   by    their    Surviving    Comrades    of    the 
Tenth       Connecticut       Volunteers. 

Total  Number  Enrolled,  1879 

Total  Casualties,  1011. 
Number  of  Engagements,  51. 

Term  of  service,  September  30,  1861,  to  September  2,  1865. 
Safe  and  Happy  the  Republic  Whose  Sons  Gladly  Die  in  Her  Defense. 

West  Side. 

FIBST  CONNECTICUT  LIGHT  BATTEBY. 

Known  as 
Rockwell's  Battery. 

Mustered  in  October  26,  1861. 
Mustered  out  June  11,  1865. 

Participated  in 

The  Siege  of  Charleston 

And  Other  Battles  in  South  Carolina, 

Fort  Finnegan  Florida, 
From  January,  1862,  to  May,  1864. 

Engagements  of  Richmond 
And  Petersburg  Campaigns 
From  May,  1864,  to  Lee's  Surrender  in  1865. 
The  Tenth  and  Twenty-fourth  Army  Corps. 

There  is  a  panel  on  the  front  of  the  pedestal  on  which  is  the 
following  dedicatory  inscription : 


members  of  tbe  executive  Committee  monument  Association 


EDWARD  GRISWOLD 

First  Connecticut  Light  Battery 


WILLIAM  H.  BOUTON 

Sixth  Connecticut  Volunteers 


VIRGIL  F.  MCNEIL 

Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteeers 


Louis  B.  BROWN 

Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers 


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ERECTED 

BY  THE  JOINT  CONTRIBUTIONS  OF 
THE  STATE  OF  CONNECTICUT 

AND 
THE  VETERAN  ASSOCIATIONS 

OF 

THE  FIRST  CONNECTICUT  LIGHT  BATTERY 
AND  THE  SIXTH,  SEVENTH  AND  TENTH  REGIMENTS, 

CONNECTICUT  VOLUNTEERS, 

As  A  SACRED  AND  PERPETUAL  MEMORIAL 

To  THE  MEN  WHO  SUFFERED  AND  DIED 

THAT  A  REPUBLIC  MIGHT  LIVE. 

1861-1865. 
DEDICATED  JUNE  16,   1905. 

The  Dedicatory  inscription  on  the  monument  was  written  by 
Capt.  George  W.  Atherton,  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers,  presi- 
dent of  Pennsylvania  State  College. 

As  has  been  stated,  the  total  height  of  the  monument  is  thirty- 
two  feet. 

The  monument  is  protected  by  a  handsome  wrought  iron  fence. 

THE  SITE 

The  site  first  selected  for  the  erection  of  the  monument  was  the 
small  park  at  the  junction  of  Whitney  avenue,  Temple  and  Trum- 
bull  streets,  and  permission  to  place  the  monument  there  was 
granted  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  approved  by  the  Mayor. 
Subsequently,  the  site  was  changed  to  the  small  park  at  the  junc- 
tion of  Broadway,  Elm  and  Park  streets.  A  petition  signed  by 
one  hundred  and  fifty  citizens,  composed  of  business  men  and  resi- 
dents living  or  doing  business  in  the  vicinity  of  this  site,  was  pre- 
sented to  the  President  of  the  Association,  asking  that  the  monu- 
ment be  erected  on  that  park. 

The  Committee  visited  several  sites  which  had  been  suggested, 
and  after  a  careful  study  of  the  question  decided  to  ask  the  Mayor 
and  Board  of  Aldermen  for  a  change  of  location  of  the  monument 
from  the  Whitney  Avenue  Park  to  the  Broadway  Park,  which  was 
granted,  and  there  the  monument  now  stands. 


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The  Executive  Committee  feel  that  it  is  but  just  to  say  that  the 
success  of  the  erection  and  dedication  of  this  beautiful  memorial  is 
largely  due  to  the  earnest,  enthusiastic  and  persistent  efforts  of 
General  E.  S.  Greeley,  the  President  of  the  Monument  Association. 

The  history  of  this  monument  would  not  be  complete  without 
mentioning  the  opposition  that  was  manifested  on  the  part  of  some 
very  worthy  citizens  who  appeared  before  the  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  appointed  to  hear  the  petitions  for  permission 
to  erect  this  monument  on  the  Whitney  avenue  site,  and  who,  with 
other  residents  in  the  vicinity  of  the  proposed  site,  signed  and  pre- 
sented to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  a  remonstrance  against  the  erec- 
tion of  a  soldiers'  monument  on  the  park  selected  by  the  officers  of 
the  association.  Without  going  into  any  further  explanation,  suf- 
fice it  to  say  that  the  resolution  granting  the  privilege  to  erect  the 
monument  on  the  Whitney  Avenue  Park  was  passed  by  an  over- 
whelming majority  and  was  immediately  approved  by  the  Mayor. 
But  for  reasons  already  stated,  a  change  of  site  was  asked  for  and 
granted. 

There  is  no  doubt  in  the  minds  of  the  Executive  Committee 
that  the  site  finally  selected  is  a  more  appropriate  place  than  the 
one  first  chosen,  irrespective  of  all  other  considerations. 

The  cost  of  monument,  tablets  and  erection  of  a  protective 
fence,  was  six  thousand  dollars,  for  which  the  State  appropriated 
four  thousand  dollars,  and  there  was  subscribed  by  the  survivors 
of  the  four  organizations  two  thousand  dollars.  The  City  of  New 
Haven  appropriated  one  thousand  dollars  toward  the  expense  of 
dedicating  the  monument  and  about  four  hundred  dollars  was  con- 
tributed by  citizens  of  New  Haven  for  the  same  purpose.  The 
State  also  appropriated  thirty-five  hundred  dollars,  the  expense 
occasioned  by  ordering  out  a  portion  of  the  National  Guard  to  take 
part  in  the  ceremonies.  Credit  is  due  Comrades  Edward  Griswold, 
Lieutenant  W.  H.  H.  Wooster,  Stevens,  Dickinson  and  other  com- 
rades, members  of  the  House  and  Senate,  for  their  active  help  in 
securing  this  appropriation. 

THE  PARADE 

There  was  great  interest  manifested  by  many  thousands  of  the 
people  to  see  the  demonstration  on  the  part  of  the  military  and  the 
old  veterans  in  line. 


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The  streets  on  the  line  of  march  were  lined  on  either  side  with 
interested  spectators,  while  the  windows  of  business  houses  and  pri- 
vate residences  were  filled  with  men,  women  and  children,  whose 
faces  indicated  unusual  interest  in  the  display. 

THE  DECORATIONS. 

Everywhere  along  the  route  of  the  procession  American  flags 
and  red,  white  and  blue  colors  were  displayed.  In  Broadway  and 
the  central  portion  of  the  city,  the  buildings  were  profusely  deco- 
rated. Many  buildings  were  completely  covered  with  the  na- 
tional colors  and  national  emblems"  of  various  designs.  Never 
since  the  dedication  of  the  Soldiers'  Monument  in  East  Eock  Park 
in  1887  has  there  been  such  a  display  of  decorations  and  enthusiasm 
on  the  part  of  the  people  as  on  this  occasion. 

Broadway  was  the  central  point  of  interest.  A  finer  display  of 
decorations  has  never  been  seen  in  any  part  of  the  city  than  that  in 
Broadway  and  Elm  street  in  the  vicinity  of  the  park  in  which  the 
monument  is  located. 

The  procession  took  up  the  line  of  march  at  the  time  ordered, 
2  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  arrived  at  the  site  of  the  monument  at  3.30 
p.  M.,  where  the  exercises  connected  with  the  dedication  soon  after 
commenced. 

LINE  OF  MARCH 

The  line  of  march  was  as  follows : 

Temple  to  Chapel,  to  York,  to  Crown,  to  Church,  to  Chapel,  to 
Olive,  to  State,  to  Trumbull,  to  Orange,  to  Grove,  to  Whitney 
Avenue,  to  Elm,  to  Broadway,  to  Howe,  to  Elm,  to  junction  of 
Broadway,  to  monument. 

When  the  head  of  the  column  reached  Broadway,  a  large  con- 
course of  people  were  found  occupying  almost  every  available  spare 
in  Broadway,  Elm  and  Park  streets,  extending  to  Howe  street,  and 
by  the  time  the  President  of  the  Day,  speakers  and  invited  guests 
had  taken  their  places  on  the  platform,  the  entire  space  from  High 
street  to  Howe  street  was  occupied.  It  is  estimated  that  at  least 
twelve  thousand  people  were  assembled  there. 


Cbe  formation  of  the  Parade 

The  parade  formed  in  the  following  order: 

Platoon  of  Police. 
Major  John  Q.  Tilson,  Chief  Marshal,  and  Staff. 

FIBST    DIVISION. 

Second  Infantry  C.  N.  G.,  Col.  Theodore  H.  Sucher  commanding. 

Second  Regiment  Band. 
First  Battalion,  Second  Infantry,  C.  N.  G.,  Major  Charles  F.  McCabe 

commanding. 

Company  I,  Capt.  O.  L.  Bradley. 

Company  D,  Capt.  E.  L.  Isbell. 

Company  H,  Capt.  T.  M.  Russell. 

Company  E,  Capt.  G.  E.  Hall. 

Second  Battalion,  Second  Infantry,  C.  N.  G.,  Capt.  H.  B.  Carter  com- 
manding. 

Company  A,  Lieut.  C.  H.  Bangs. 
Company  F,  Capt.  E.  O.  Gruener. 
Company  C,  Capt.  W.  B.  Spencer. 
Company  N,  Capt.  W.  E.  Besse. 
Third  Battalion,  Second  Infantry,  C.  N.  G.,  Major  Henry  Norton,  Jr., 

Commanding. 

Company  G,  Capt.  D.  E.  Fitzpatrick. 

Company  B,  Capt.  Frank  Pauly. 

Company  L,  Joseph  DeCantillion. 

Company  K,  Capt.  George  C.  Abbott. 

Medical  Corps,  C.  N.  G.,  Major  J.  H.  Townsend  commanding. 
First  Separate  Company,  C.  N.  G.,  Capt.  John  W.  Ross,  Jr.,  commanding. 

Signal  Corps,  C.  N.  G.,  Capt.  E.  H.  Hotchkiss,  commanding. 
Machine   Gun   Battery,   C.   N.   G.,   Lieut.   Robert   G.   Morley  commanding^ 

Naval  Battalion,  C.  N.  G.,  Commander  F.  S.  Cornwall  and  Staff. 
First  Division  Naval  Battalion,  C.  N.  G.,  Lieut.  Clifford  M.  Peck  com- 
manding. 
Troop  A,  C.  N.  G.,  Capt.  Luzerne  Ludington  commanding. 

Foot  Guard  Band. 

Second  Company    Governor's  Foot  Guard,  Major  Smith  G.  Weed  com- 
manding. 
His  Excellency,  Governor  Henry  Roberts,  Staff  and  invited  guests 

in  carriages. 

First  Carriage — His  Excellency,  Governor  Henry  Roberts;  Hon.  Morgan 
G.  Bulkeley,  United  States  Senator;  Hon.  John  P.  Studley,  Mayor;  Gen. 
E.  S.  Greeley,  President  of  the  Day. 

Second  Carriage — Lieut.  Governor  R.  S.  Woodruff,  Ex-Governor  A. 
Chamberlain;  Rev.  Watson  L.  Phillips,  D.D.,  Chaplain  Second  Co.  Gov- 
ernor's Foot  Guard;  Rev.  Newman  Smyth,  D.D. 


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Third  Carriage— Brig.-Gen.  George  M.  Cole,  C.  N.  G.,  Adjutant  General; 
Brig.-Gen.  Russell  Frost,  C.  N.  G.,  Brigade  Commander;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  M. 
Thompson,  U.  S.  A.,  retired;  Capt.  A.  B.  Beers,  Vice  President  of  Monu- 
ment Association. 

Fourth  Carriage— Col.  Theodore  H.  Macdonald,  Q.  M.  General,  C.  N.  G. ; 
Col.  O.  C.  Smith,  Surgeon-General ;  Col.  M.  M.  Downer,  Commissary- 
General;  Col.  William  E.  F.  Landers,  Asst.  Adj.-General. 

Fifth  Carriage— Col.  William  H.  Hall,  Paymaster-General;  Col.  Jamea 
E.  Cooper,  Judge  Advocate-General;  Major  Warren  L.  Hall,  Aid-de-camp. 

Sixth  Carriage — Major  Samuel  F.  Beardsley,  Aid-de-camp;  Major  Wal- 
ter L.  Goodwin,  Aid-de-camp;  Lieut.  Commander,  J.  L.  Bunce,  Naval  Aid. 

Seventh  Carriage — Hon.  N.  D.  Sperry,  Member  of  Congress,  2d  Dist.; 
Hon.  Theodore  Bodenwein,  Secretary  of  State;  Hon.  James  F.  Walsh, 
State  Treasurer;  Prof.  Henry  Wade  Rogers,  Dean  of  Yale  Law  School. 

Eighth    Carriage— Hon.    A.    W.    Mitchell,    Comptroller;    Hon.    W.    A. 
King,  Attorney-General;   Hon.  I.  W.  Birdseye;   Hon.  M.  B.  Beardsley. 

Ninth  Carriage — Hon.  Henry  T.  Blake,  President  Park  Commission; 
Hon.  H.  H.  Townsend,  President  Board  of  Aldermen;  Hon.  J.  A.  Howarth, 
Postmaster,  New  Haven. 

Tenth  Carriage — Ex-Mayor  A.  C.  Hendrick;  Comrade  V.  F.  McNeil, 
Comrade  William  H.  Bouton,  Comrade  Lewis  B.  Brown,  Members  of 
Executive  Committee  Monument  Association. 

Eleventh  Carriage — Hon.  Edward  Griswold,  Member  Executive  Com- 
mittee; H.  C.  Sherwood,  Esq.;  George  W.  Warner,  the  Armless  Soldier; 
L.  B.  Curtiss,  Esq. 

Twelfth  Carriage — Mr.  Robert  C.  Lightbourn,  Mr.  Frank  B.  Thompson, 
Mr.  Ralph  S.  Pagter,  Mr.  J.  H.  Campbell,  Broadway  Merchants'  Com- 
mittee. 

Thirteenth,  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  Carriages — Disabled  Veterans  of 
the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers  and  the  G.  A.  R, 
Veterans. 

SECOND  DIVISION. 

S.  S.  Thompson,  Division  Marshal,  and  Staff. 

Drum  Corps. 
Department  Commander,  G.  A.  R.,  Albert  A.  May  and  Staff. 

City  Band,  twenty-five   pieces. 

Veterans  of  the  First  Connecticut  Light  Battery,  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth 
Connecticut  Volunteers  Veteran  Association, 

Col.  S.  S.  Atwell  in  command. 

Sixth  Connecticut  Volunteers,  W.  H.  Bouton,  President. 
Seventh  Connecticut  •  Volunteers,   Thomas  L.   Norton,  President. 

Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers,  Clayton  H.  Case,  President. 
First  Connecticut  Light  Battery,  Edward  Griswold,  President. 

Drum  Corps. 
Admiral  Foote  Post,  No.  17,  G.  A.  R.,  John  M.  Crowe,  Commander. 

Henry  C.  Merwin  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Philip  Ryan,  Commander. 

General  von  Steinwehr  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Chris  Rothhaar,  Commander. 

Gideon  Welles  Naval  Veterans'  Association,  William  S.  Wells,  Captain. 

Other  Veterans  of  the  Civil  War. 


Exercises  at  tbe  flftonument 

General  E.  S.  Greeley,  President  of  the  Monument  Association, 
presided  and  announced  that  the  time  for  the  dedicatory  exercises 
had  arrived. 

The  Boys'  Choir,  consisting  of  150  Boys  from  the  public  schools, 
arose  and,  by  orders  of  Captain  Jepson,  late  Tenth  Connecticut 
Volunteers,  presented  flags  to  the  presiding  officer.  The  salute 
being  acknowledged  by  him,  the  exercises  were  commenced  by  the 
Boys'  Choir  singing  "The  Eed,  White  and  Blue." 

President  Greeley :  Eeverend  Doctor  Newman  Smyth  will  now 
invoke  the  divine  blessing. 

INVOCATION 

0  Lord  God  of  Hosts,  we  offer  to  Thee  thanksgivings  and  praise 
for  the  peace  for  which  our  comrades  died,  which  we  lived  to  hail, 
and  which  came  at  last  to  stay  over  our  whole  free  land.  We  thank 
Thee  that  the  shouts  of  victory  linger  to-day  only  in  the  soldier's 
memory,  while  for  all  the  people  the  blessing  of  union  and  liberty 
abides.  Beneath  Thine  open  heaven  we  dedicate  this  monument 
to  patriotism  and  liberty.  We  consecrate  it  in  the  memories  of  that 
baptism  of  fire  in  which  brave  men  gave  their  lives  to  country  and 
to  God.  Keep  Thou  in  Thine  eternal  remembrance  all  their  sacri- 
fice. Guard  in  Thy  righteousness  the  land  for  which  they  died. 
Protect  from  foes  without,  and  from  wasting  evils  within,  our 
country's  priceless  heritage.  Uphold  and  guide  our  presidents, 
governors,  and  all  in  authority  over  us.  Bind  all  parties,  sections 
and  classes  together  in  one  high  calling  as  a  nation,  in  a  common 
prosperity,  and  in  one  great  humanity,  for  the  hope  of  all  peoples, 
and  to  the  glory  of  Thy  Name,  forevermore,  Amen. 

General  Edwin  S.  Greeley,  Colonel  Tenth  Connecticut  Volun- 
teers, President  of  the  Monument  Association,  then  made  the  fol- 
lowing introductory  address: 

Your  Excellency,  Comrades  and  Fellow-Citizens: 

We  are  gathered  here  to-day  to  dedicate  a  soldier's  monument, 
erected  in  honor  of  the  heroic  dead  and  to  perpetuate  the  gallant 
deeds  performed  by  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Pirst  Connecticut 
Light  Battery,  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  Connecticut  Volun- 


teer  Infantry,  four  organizations  of  which  the  State  may  well  be 
proud,  for  they  made  a  record  in  the  War  of  the  Eebellion  second  to 
none  from  any  State  in  the  Union. 

This  beautiful  shaft  has  been  erected  in  this  city  rather  than 
upon  the  battlefields  upon  which  they  fought,  because  their  fields 
of  operations  occupied  a  long  range  of  territory,  extending  from 
Virginia  on  the  north  to  Florida  on  the  south,  covering  a  half  a 
hundred  battlefields,  but  they  were  not  engaged  on  the  great  bat- 
tlefields where  national  cemeteries  have  been  established.  It  was 
not  the  fortune  of  any  of  the  organizations  represented  by  this 
memorial  to  take  part  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  but  they 
were  at  Eoanoke  Island,  Newbern  and  Goldsboro.  They  were  not 
at  Antietam,  but  they  were  at  James  and  Morris  Island  and  the 
reduction  of  Fort  Sumter  and  the  capture  of  Forts  Gregg  and 
Wagner,  the  defenses  of  Charleston. 

They  were  not  at  Yicksburg  or  Chattanooga,  but  they  were  in 
the  Siege  of  Richmond  and  Petersburg.  They  were  not  in  the 
Wilderness  and  Cold  Harbor,  but  they  were  at  Fort  Fisher  and 
Appomatox  Court  House,  and  hence  it  seemed  fitting  to  build  a 
monument  in  the  City  of  New  Haven,  where  the  living  veterans  of 
the  Battery  and  Eegiments  and  the  friends  of  the  dead  heroes  would 
have  the  opportunity  of  seeing  it. 

It  is  also  a  fitting  place  to  erect  this  memorial  here  because  a 
large  number  of  the  members  of  these  four  organizations  volun- 
teered from  this  city.  Several  entire  companies  in  these  infantry 
regiments  went  from  this  city  and  many  members  of  the  battery. 

We  are  gratified  to  find  the  people  of  this  goodly  city  so  deeply 
interested  in  this  affair,  as  evinced  by  your  presence  here  to-day  in 
such  vast  numbers,  and  we  thank  you  for  your  presence  and  encour- 
agement. It  is  not  my  purpose  to  make  any  extended  remarks  or 
attempt  to  tell  you  what  each  particular  organization  did,  but  will 
introduce  an  actor  from  each  to  give  a  brief  outline  of  the  services 
of  his  Regiment  or  Battery. 

Song— "The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  by  the  Boys'  Choir. 

President  Greeley:  The  first  speaker  I  shall  introduce  will  be 
Hon.  Edward  Griswold,  who  will  speak  for  the  First  Connecti- 
cut Battery,  of  which  a  distinguished  general  officer  said:  "There 
may  be  as  good  a  battery  in  the  service,  but  it  is  the  best  I  have  ever 


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ADDBESS  OF  HON.  EDWARD  GRISWOLD,  FIRST  CONNECTICUT  LIGHT 
BATTERY. 

Mr.  President,  Comrades  and  Fellow-Citizens: 

A  few  moments  have  been  assigned  to  me  to  give  a  brief  history 
of  the  organization  of  which  it  was  my  glorious  privilege  to  have 
been  a  member — the  First  Light  Battery,  Connecticut  Volunteers. 
This  was  not  the  organization  that  did  all  the  fighting  and  saved 
the  Union,  but  we  have  always  had  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that 
we  did  our  part  of  that  glorious  work.  This  battery  was  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service  in  October,  1861,  with  156  officers 
and  men,  and  was  sent  to  the  Department  of  the  South,  where  we 
served  two  years.  We  were  in  active  service  in  that  department, 
and  participated  in  the  encounters  with  the  enemy  in  the  States  of 
South  Carolina,  Georgia  and  Florida.  We  w.ere  sent  on  many 
expeditions  and  raids,  had  many  shirmishes  with  the  enemy,  and 
were  in  the  hotly  contested  battles  on  James  Island  in  1862  and 
1863,  and  in  the  Siege  of  Charleston,  where  we  witnessed  day  and 
night  for  so  long  a  time  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter  and 
Charleston. 

Early  in  1864  we  were  sent  to  Virginia  and  became  a  part  of 
the  Army  of  the  James.  From  May  6,  1864,  until  the  close  of  the 
war  there  was  not  really  an  hour  when  we  were  not  within  the  range 
of  the  enemy's  guns.  We  participated  in  the  battles  of  Chester 
Station,  Eichmond  Turnpike,  Proctor's  Creek,  Drewry's  Bluff,  Ber- 
muda Hundred,  Grover  House,  Ware  Bottom  Church,  Strawberry 
Plains,  Four  Mile  Creek,  Deep  Bottom,  Siege  of  Petersburg,  Cha- 
pin's  Farm,  John's  Farm,  Darbytown  Eoad,  Deep  Eun,  Fort  Har- 
rison and  the  Fall  of  Eichmond.  We  participated  in  scores  of 
skirmishes;  we  were  called  to  fire  over  skirmishers,  support  pickets 
or  for  purposes  where  only  one  or  two  guns  were  needed.  In  no 
case  did  we  ever,  as  a  battery,  receive  the  censure  of  a  commanding 
officer,  but  on  many  occasions  have  had  words  of  praise  for  our 
•gallant  conduct.  We  take  pride  in  the  fact  that  we  served  under 
the  greatest  military  chieftain  the  world  has  ever  seen,  in  the  great- 
est campaign  the  world  has  ever  known,  and  that  we  served  in  an 
army  that  accomplished  the  greatest  results  ever  known  in  human 
history. 

Our  battery  always  did  what  we  were  ordered  to,  and  that  is  the 
first  duty  of  a  soldier — to  obey.  But  what  of  the  officers  and  men 


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of  this  organization?  They  came  from  all  parts  of  the  State; 
many  of  them  had  waited  for  the  organization  of  a  light  battery; 
we  believe  that  no  better  set  of  men  served  in  the  Civil  War.  The 
world  has  learned  in  later  years  that  success  in  war  depends  largely 
upon  the  men  behind  the  guns.  These  were  the  real  men  behind 
the  guns.  Our  officers  were  faithful  and  efficient.  Time  will  not 
permit  me  to  go  into  detailed  description  of  our  different  officers. 
I  will  only  speak  of  one.  Captain  Alfred  P.  Kockwell,  who  was 
appointed  by  Governor  Buckingham,  was  the  son  of  Senator  John 
A.  Eockwell  of  Norwich.  When  'he  was  appointed  he  was  drill- 
ing regular  batteries  under  General  Barry,  chief  of  artillery,  at 
Washington.  He  had  been  highly  educated  in  the  scientific  schools 
of  this  and  other  countries.  He  proved  to  be  an  efficient  artillery 
officer,  and  to  him  are  we  greatly  indebted  for  the  efficient  and 
favorable  history  of  the  battery.  It  is  generally  admitted  that  he 
was  not  excelled  by  any  artillery  officer  in  the  regular  or  volunteer 
service.  We  have  every  reason  to  believe  that  a  kind  and  Overrul- 
ing Providence  sent  him  to  us,  and  that  by  his  wisdom  and  courage 
the  lives  of  many  of  his  men  were  saved.  He  always  placed  his  bat- 
tery not  only  where  it  could  do  the  best  execution,  but,  where  pos- 
sible, took  advantage  of  rolling  ground  to  protect  his  men.  When 
he  got  the  range  he  would  keep  up  an  accurate  and  rapid  fire  that 
would  confuse  the  enemy,  and  it  was  these  things  that  saved  us 
from  great  loss  of  life.  He  was  honest,  courageous,  just  and  com- 
petent, and  after  leaving  the  battery  was  promoted  to  colonel  and 
then  to  brevet  brigadier  for  gallant  and  meritorious  service.  He 
died  a  little  over  a  year  ago  very  suddenly  while  visiting  friends  in 
your-  city,  beloved  and  mourned  by  the  members  of  his  old  com- 
mand. 

One  word  for  the  organizations  consolidated  with  ours  in  the 
erection  of  this  beautiful  monument.  Long  have  we  jointly 
worked  for  what  to-day  is  completed.  Two  of  these  organizations 
were  practically  with  us  from  the  first  to  the  last,  in  the  same 
corps,  and  most  of  the  time  in  the  same  division  and  brigade.  The 
other  was  with  us  in  the  last  two  years  of  the  war.  Their  record  is 
among  the  very  highest  of  any  regiment  of  the  war.  The  first 
thought  of  an  artilleryman  when  ordered  into  action  is,  what  regi- 
ment or  regiments  are  to  support  us?  It  was  always  pleasing  and 
satisfactory  to  us  when  it  was  either  of  these  named  regiments; 
they  never  failed  us,  nor  we  them.  Connecticut  can  well  be  proud 


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of  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  regiments — no  better  were  in  the 
service. 

And  now  we  meet  here  to  dedicate  this  monument,  not  to  our- 
selves, for  our  names  are  not  there,  but  we  put  this  here,  distinct  in 
purpose,  a  reminder  to  you  and  the  generations  to  come  that  men 
went  forth  voluntarily  to  fight  for  their  country  and  gave  their 
lives  for  the  country  they  loved  To  the  young  people  before  me 
I  would  say,  when  you  look  at  this  enduring  monument  be  reminded 
of  the  great  sacrifice  made  for  you  and  me,  and  believe  that  you  can 
read  upon  this  monument  those  words  that  mean  so  much,  that  are 
all  that  is  inscribed  upon  that  beautiful  monument  in  the  cemetery 
at  Antietam,  "Not  for  themselves,  but  for  their  country/' 

The  President:  The  next  regiment  to  which  I  call  attention 
will  be  the  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteers,  who.  gave  the  country 
a  Terry  and  a  Hawley,  a  regiment  whose  gallant  deeds  have  become 
historic.  Comrade  Thomas  L.  Norton  will  speak  for  the  Seventh. 

ADDRESS  OF  THOMAS  L.  NORTON,  SEVENTH  CONNECTICUT 
VOLUNTEERS. 

Mr.  President,  Comrades  and  Friends : 

Once  more,  and  probably  for  the  last  time,  a  remnant  of  Terry's 
old  division  of  the  Tenth  Army  Corps  touch  elbows  and  look  into 
each  other's  faces,  as  of  yore. 

I  see  before  me  the  men  who  at  Pulaski,  James  Island,  Poco- 
taligo,  Morris  Island,  Olustee,  Bermuda  Hundred,  Drewry's  Bluff, 
Deep  Bottom,  Petersburg,  Fort  Fisher  and  on  other  fields,  bore  the 
ensigns  of  the  State,  sometimes  forward  to  victory,  sometimes  back- 
ward in  defeat,  but  never,  thank  God,  never  in  dishonor. 

May  we  not  believe,  my  comrades,  that  there  is  with  us  to-day, 
also,  a  mighty  though  invisible  host  of  that  grand  division,  led,  as 
no  other  could  lead,  by  that  gallant  gentleman  and  knightly  soldier 
of  the  Seventh  Connecticut,  Alfred  H.  Terry?  Long  since  passed 
from  our  poor  mortal  vision,  he  has  never  faded  from  memory's 
sight.  How  proud  the  regiment  was  of  him.  How  we  gloried  in 
his  promotions,  knowing  that  not  a -single  leaf  of  all  his  laurels  was 
unearned  or  undeserved.  How  we  used  to  boast  that  no  major- 
general  of  the  Eegular  Army  ever  gained  that  high  rank  from  the 
volunteer  service  saving  only  Alfred  H.  Terry.  How  natural  it 


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was  to  apply  to  our  Chevalier  Bayard  the  words  of  Shakespeare: 
"His  life  was  gentle  and  all  the  elements  so  mixed  in  him  that 
nature  might  stand  up  and  say  to  all  the  world,  'this  is  a  man.'  " 

And  is  there  not  here  the  presence  of  another  great  hearted 
soldier  at  the  head  of  his  old  regiment  ?  The  years  roll  away  and 
we  see  him  as  we  saw  him  three  and  forty  years  ago  this  very  day, 
my  comrades,  at  James  Island ;  we  see  once  more  that  martial  stride, 
that  port  and  bearing  as  of  a  veritable  son  of  Mars ;  we  hear  once 
more  ring  out  the  masterful  voice,  "Attention,  Battalion !  Forward 
march !"  and  the  Seventh  springs  to  arms,  glad  to  follow  wherever 
"Joe"  Hawley  leads  the  way. 

These  men  were  ours.  We  loaned  them  to  other  spheres  of 
duty,  retaining  still  our  claim  to  them.  We  loaned  Terry  to  a 
brigade,  a  division,  the  Eegular  Army,  but  we  never  dismissed  him 
from  our  membership.  We  loaned  Hawley  to  the  Centennial  Com- 
mission, to  the  Governor's  chair,  to  the  House  of  Eepresentatives, 
to  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  but  we  claimed  him  as  our  own 
until  that  dreary  day  in  March  when  he  received  his  final  promo- 
tion. Then  we  were  forced  to  say  of  him  as  we  had  said  of  Terry 
and  Eodman,  Hitchcock  and  Sanford,  Chamberlain,  Merriam  and 
the  other  heroes,  using  the  words  of  Stanton  when  Lincoln  breathed 
his  last,  "Now  he  belongs  to  the  ages." 

In  the  presence  of  this  encompassed  cloud  of  witnesses  and 
speaking  for  the  survivors  of  the  Seventh  Connecticut,  who  stand 
on  the  borderland  of  the  great  unknown,  we  gratefully  accept  from 
the  Commonwealth  of  Connecticut  and  from  our  friends  our  share 
of  this  memorial,  praying  God  that  long  after  we  shall  have 
crumbled  into  dust,  this  towering  shaft  shall  tell  our  children's 
children  to  latest  generations,  that  one  republic  is  not  ungrateful, 
that  on  Connecticut  soil  at  least,  valor,  patriotism  and  loyalty  shall 
in  no  wise  fail  of  their  reward. 

President  Greeley :  And  now,  comrades,  we  will  hear  something 
about  that  regiment  of  whom  a  distinguished  major-general  of  the 
Eegular  Army  said,  after  the  charge  and  capture  of  a  rebel  redoubt 
at  Kingston,  North  Carolina,  "If  I  had  a  full  corps  composed  of 
officers  and  men  like  the  Tenth  Connecticut,  I  would  march  them 
from  the  Potomac  to  the  Mississippi."  I  have  the  pleasure  to 
introduce  Comrade  Lewis  B.  Brown,  Company  K,  Tenth  Connecti- 
cut Volunteers. 


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ADDRESS  OF  CORPORAL  LEWIS  B.  BROWN,  COMPANY  K,  TENTH 
CONNECTICUT  VOLUNTEERS. 

Mr.  President,  Your  Excellency,  Your  Honor  the  Mayor,  Com- 
rades and  Fellow-Citizens: 

To  be  selected  to  speak  for  and  represent  the  old  Tenth  Connec- 
ticut with  its  grand  record  of  service  and  sacrifice,  on  an  occasion 
of  this  kind,  is  an  honor  of  which  any  man  may  well  be  proud ;  but 
to  attempt  to  give  even  a  partial  history  of  the  heroic  deeds  and 
terrible  sufferings  of  such  a  regiment  in  the  short  time  at  my  dis- 
posal, is  simply  impossible. 

The  regiment  was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States  at  Hartford,  September  30,  1861,  and  immediately  sent 
to  the  front,  taking  part  in  the  famous  Burnside  Expeditions — 
the  experiences  of  which  during  that  terrible  storm  off  Hatteras 
will  never  be  forgotten ;  then  followed  the  battle  of  Eoanoke  Island. 
In  this,  their  first  baptism  of  blood,  the  regiment  fought  like  vet- 
erans, losing  its  gallant  colonel,  Charles  L.  Eussell,  and  fifty-six 
of  its  bravest  from  the  right  wing — the  heaviest  loss  of  any  regi- 
ment engaged.  Again,  at  Newbern,  the  regiment  distinguished 
itself  for  steadiness  and  efficiency  under  fire,  losing  twenty-seven 
killed  and  wounded.  At  Kingston,  December  14,  1862,  the  regi- 
ment, on  account  of  its  shattered  condition,  was  held  in  reserve, 
until  several  regiments  had  attempted  to  carry  the  enemy's  posi- 
tion at  the  bridge  over  the  Xeuse  Eiver,  defended  by  a  brigade  of 
infantry  and  a  four  gun  battery  on  a  hill,  and  were  repulsed.  Then 
the  Tenth  was  pushed  to  the  front,  passing  on  its  way  an  entire 
brigade  and  charging  over  two  regiments  lying  down  in  line  of 
battle,  drove  the  enemy  from  its  position,  carried  the  bridge,  cap- 
tured five  hundred  prisoners  and  eleven  pieces  of  artillery,  with  a 
loss  of  one  hundred  and  six  killed  and  wounded. 

After  this  battle,  General  J.  G.  Foster  of  the  Regular  Army,  in 
command  of  the  Department  of  ]STorth  Carolina,  said  that  if  he 
had  one  army  corps  of  such  troops  as  the  Tenth  Connecticut,  he 
could  sweep  the  whole  country  from  the  Potomac  to  the  Mississippi. 

The  regiment  also  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  Siege  of  Charles- 
ton, being  under  fire  from  July  18"  to  October  25,  1863 — continu- 
ously under  fire — making  the  celebrated  midnight  attack  on  Fort 
Sumter,  and  in  all  of  its  fifty-one  battles  from  Eoanoke  to  Appo- 
matox,  receiving  the  commendation  of  the  generals  under  whom 


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it  served.  After  Appomatox,  at  Bichmond,  Va.,  June  16,  1865, 
the  regiment  was  presented  through  its  colonel,  now  our  president, 
General  E.  S.  Greeley,  with  a  beautiful  bronze  eagle,  to  be  placed 
upon  the  staff  of  its  national  colors  as  a  mark  of  special  distinction, 
bearing  this  inscription : 

"Presented  to  the  Tenth  Connecticut  Volun- 
teers by  Major-General  John  Gibbon,  U.  S.  A., 
commanding  the  Twenty-Fourth  Army  Corps, 
for  gallant  conduct  in  the  assault  on  Fort  Gregg, 
Petersburg,  April  2,  1865." 

No  word  of  praise  from  me  can  tell  the  story  of  this  noted 
regiment  better  than  the  official  record  of  the  War  Department. 

Total  number  of  men  on  its  rolls,  .  .  1776 
Total  number  of  casualties,  .  .  .  .  1011 
Total  number  of  engagements,  ...  51 

This  briefly  is  the  record  of  one  of  the  organizations  from  our 
State.  We  glory  in  its  record  and  are  proud  of  every  man  who 
bore  a  part  in  that  glorious  struggle  for  humanity  and  the  rights 
of  man. 

This  beautiful  monument  is  dedicated  to  the  heroic  dead  of  the 
First  Light  Battery  and  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and  10th  Connecticut 
Volunteers.  Comrades,  we  of  the  Tenth  are  proud  of  our  company, 
for  when  weighed  in  the  balance  you  were  never  found  wanting. 

The  State  of  Connecticut  has  often  expressed  its  pride  in  the 
record  made  by  its  sons.  Your  Excellency,  the  members  of  the  old 
Tenth  are  proud  to  have  had  the  privilege  of  acceptably  serving  the 
grand  old  commonwealth  of  Connecticut,  and  if  in  the  future, 
should  either  traitors  at  home  or  foreign  foes  threaten  the  honor 
of  our  State  or  offer  insult  to  Old  Glory,  you  can  safely  depend 
upon  the  old  Tenth  even  to  its  last  survivor. 

The  President:  And  last  but  not  least  you  will  have  a  brief 
story  of  the  services  of  that  Grand  Old  Regiment,  led  by  the 
brave  and  gallant  Chatfield,  who  received  his  mortal  wound  lead- 
ing that  terrible  charge  on  Fort  Wagner,  July  18,  1863,  the  Glori- 
ous Sixth  Connecticut.  It  gives  me  pleasure  to  introduce  Captain 
A.  B.  Beers  of  the  Sixth,  who  represents  that  regiment  to-day. 


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ADDRESS  OF  CAPT.  ALFRED  B.  BEERS,  Co.  B,  SIXTH  CONNECTICUT 
VOLUNTEERS. 

Mr.  President  and  Gentlemen: 

The  Sixth  Connecticut  Volunteers  was  the  third  three  years 
regiment  organized  in  the  State  of  Connecticut  for  the  war  for  the 
Union.  Its  first  colonel  was  John  L.  Chatfield  of  Waterbury,  who 
was  commissioned  August  22,  1861.  He  was  unusually  well  versed 
in  military  affairs,  a  superior  tactician;  a  kind  but  firm  disicplin- 
arian;  a  brave  and  gallant  officer,  who  always  led  instead  of  fol- 
lowed his  command  in  action,  and  who  was  more  zealous  in  the 
preservation  of  the  rights  of  his  soldiers  than  of  his  own  rights  as 
an  officer.  He  was  twice  wounded  in  action,  the  last  time  at  Fort 
Wagner,  South  Carolina,  on  July  18,  1863,  where  he  gave  up  the 
command  of  a  brigade  to  lead  his  regiment  in  what  proved  to  be  a 
forlorn  hope,  and  in  which  engagement  he  received  a  fatal  wound 
and  died  beloved  and  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him. 

The  regiment  was  practically  a  city  regiment,  having  among  its 
1,008  officers  and  men  three  companies  from  New  Haven,  two  from 
Bridgeport,  one  from  Hartford,  one  from  Waterbury,  one  from 
Stamford,  one  from  New  Britain  and  one  from  Putnam.  The 
term  of  its  State  and  National  service  extended  from  August,  1861, 
to  August,  1865,  covering  substantially  four  years,  during  which 
time  it  received  600  recruits,  which  added  to  the  1,008  officers  and 
men  with  which  it  left  the  State  in  September,  1861,  made  a  total 
of  1,608  men  who  saw  service  in  its  ranks  during  the  war.  Its 
casualties  during  its  four  years  of  service  numbered  877,  being 
more  than  fifty-four  per  cent,  of  its  membership.  Its  operations 
covered  a  wide  stretch  of  territory,  embracing  the  District  of 
Columbia,  Maryland,  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina, 
Georgia  and  Florida. 

It  participated  in  the  first  expedition  and  engagement  of  con- 
sequence after  Bull  Eun,  namely,  the  Sherman  expedition  of  1861, 
and  the  bombardment  and  capture  of  Hilton  Head,  South  Carolina, 
and  jointly  with  the  Seventh  Connecticut  Volunteers,  was  the  first 
Union  force  to  land  on  the  shores  of  South  Carolina.  During  the 
four  years  it  participated  in  more  than  thirty  engagements  and 
affairs  in  five  different  States,  the  more  important  of  which  were  the 
bombardment  and  capture  of  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.;  Fort  Pulaski, 


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Ga.;  charge  on  Fort  Wagner,  Morris  Island,  S.  C.;  actions  near 
Bermuda  Hundred,  Va.;  Siege  of  Petersburg,  Va.;  actions  near 
Eichmond,  Va.,  1864;  assault  and  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  N.  C., 
and  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  and  was  with  General  Sherman  in  North 
Carolina  when  the  war  was  practically  closed  by  the  surrender  of 
the  last  great  Confederate  Army  under  Johnston. 

It  had  as  regimental  commanders  the  brave  and  gallant  Chat- 
field,  Eedfield  A.  Duryea,  a  careful  and  conscientious  officer,  and 
Alfred  P.  Bockwell,  who  was  the  last  colonel,  and  who  possessed  all 
the  attributes  of  a  good  officer,  and  was  highly  respected  for  his 
bravery,  high  character,  integrity  and  devotion  to  the  interests  of 
his  command.  It  served  consecutively  under  those  great  com- 
manders, Generals  T.  W.  Sherman,  Gilmore,  Butler,  Grant,  our 
own  gallant  Terry,  and  General  William  T.  Sherman.  During  all 
its  years  of  service  its  gallant  men  never  shrank  from  any  call  of 
duty,  no  mater  how  dangerous  or  hazardous  the  task ;  no  command- 
ing officer  ever  criticised  its  conduct  under  fire,  and  it  never  hesi- 
tated or  wavered  in  the  performance  of  the  duty  which  at  times  of 
awful  carnage  and  death  devolved  upon  it.  It  proudly  carried  its 
colors,  State  and  National,  to  the  front  in  1861,  and  as  proudly 
returned  them  to  the  State  in  1865,  battle-scarred  and  storm- 
beaten,  baptized  by  the  blood  of  their  bearers,  of  whom  seven  were 
killed  in  one  engagement,  never  lowering  or  surrendering  to  the 
enemy  the  standards  of  their  regiment. 

Thus  briefly,  and  more  briefly  and  less  eloquently  than  I  could 
wish,  do  I  relate  the  history  and  services  of  the  Sixth  Connecticut 
Volunteers. 

MONUMENT  UNVEILED. 

George  W.  Warner,  an  armless  veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  then 
unveiled  the  monument.  The  string  which  held  the  flag  cov- 
ering was  tied  to  a  small  flag,  and  as  he  slowly  moved  this  with  his 
teeth  the  monument  was  brought  to  public  view.  He  carried  the 
flag  held  in  his  teeth  to  the  platform  and  presented  it  to  General 
Greeley. 

Comrade  Warner  lost  both  his  arms  by  the  bursting  of  a  shell  on 
the  battlefield  of  Gettysburg.  It  was  at  the  time  of  Pickett's  charge 
on  the  last  day  of  fighting  on  the  Gettysburg  field.  Fragments  of  a 
shell  inflicted  such  wounds  in  his  arms  that  both  had  to  be  ampu- 
tated. 


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MONUMENT  PRESENTED. 

Captain  Beers  at  this  point  in  eloquent  words,  ringing  with 
patriotic  ardor,  said: 

And  now,  Governor  Eoberts,  it  is  my  pleasing  duty,  in  behalf 
of  the  First  Connecticut  Light  Battery,  the  Sixth,  Seventh  and 
Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteer  Infantry  Association,  to  deliver  to 
the  State  of  Connecticut,  represented  by  your  Excellency  as  the 
honored  chief  magistrate  of  the  State,  this  monument,  erected  by 
the  joint  contributions  of  the  State  and  the  Association  to  com- 
memorate the  valor,  patriotism  and  heroic  services  of  the  officers 
and  men  of  the  organizations  named  thereon. 

The  men  who  once  marched  and  fought  under  the  banners  of 
these  organizations  gloried  in  the  fact  that  in  the  days  when  the 
very  life  of  the  nation  was  in  peril  and  every  State  was  called  upon 
to  do  its  part  in  protecting  and  defending  the  national  integrity 
and  unity,  they  were  citizens  of  Connecticut,  and  that  their  service 
was  under  the  flag  of  this  State  as  well  as  the  flag  of  the  Union,  and 
whatever  they  did,  or  were  instrumental  in  doing,  in  achieving  the: 
grand  results  that  have  come  from  the  successful  issue  of  that  great 
conflict,  was  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  the  State  of  Connecticut, 
as  well  as  to  that  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

Who  can  adequately  portray  in  words  the  patriotism,  loyalty, 
bravery,  and  self-sacrificing  devotion  of  the  officers  and  men  of 
these  regiments  and  battery  to  the  cause  of  the  Union  during  those 
four  long  years  of  war,  when  men  experienced  hardships  untold, 
painful  disease,  suffered  grievous  wounds  and  loss  of  limb,  and  gave 
up  their  lives  by  the  hundreds  of  thousands  in  the  hospital,  the 
prison  pen,  and  in  the  awful  shock  of  battle  that  we  might  enjoy 
the  blessings  of  free  institutions  and  a  united  country?  May 
yonder  monument  with  its  enduring  tablets  of  bronze  stand  for  all 
generations  to  come  as  a  silent  pledge,  more  eloquent  than  words, 
that  the  patriotism  and  sacrifices  of  those  whose  deeds  and  services 
it  commemorates  will  not  be  forgotten  by  a  loyal  and  liberty  loving 
people. 

We,  the  few  scattered  survivors  of  the  thousands  who  once 
proudly  marched  under  the  flags  'of  these  organizations  and  who 
cannot  in  the  mutations  of  time  expect  to  much  longer  remain  to 
enjoy  the  fruit  of  our  labors,  commit  to  the  State  of  Connecticut 
the  care  and  custody  of  this  monument,  knowing  that  the  State 


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whose  honor  we  upheld  in  the  crucial  period  of  our  country's  his- 
tory, will  uphold  and  protect  the  honor  and  the  memory  of  its 
citizen  soldiers  in  the  future  as  it  has  always  done  in  the  past. 
May  this  shaft  be  an  object  lesson  in  loyalty  to  the  rising  genera- 
tion; may  its  presence  strengthen  the  spirit  of  patriotism  in  every 
citizen  who  beholds  it ;  and  may  it  help  to  inculcate  such  a  love  for 
our  country  and  devotion  to  its  free  institutions  in  the  hearts  of  our 
people,  that  our  nation,  when  in  need,  shall  never  want  for  brave 
and  patriotic  defenders. 

The  President :  We  are  honored  to-day  by  the  presence  of  His 
Excellency,  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  this  State,  who  has  graced 
this  occasion  by  his  presence.  He  will  accept  this  monument  on 
the  part  of  the  State  and  transmit  it  to  the  custody  of  His  Honor 
the  Mayor. 

ADDRESS  OF  His  EXCELLENCY,  GOVERNOR  HENRY  ROBERTS. 

Mr.  President,  Your  Honor  the  Mayor,  Veterans  and  Friends: 

The  record  of  the  Battery  and  Regiments  in  whose  commemora- 
tion we  are  dedicating  this  memorial  to-day  is  replete  with  acts  of 
bravery,  patriotism  and  distinguished  service.  It  fell  to  the  lot 
of  these  troops,  with  the  exception  of  the  Battery,  to  be  associated 
for  the  most  part  during  the  Civil  War  in  the  same  engagements, 
and  they  continued  loyal  and  active  in  the  Federal  cause  till  the 
close  of  the  war. 

The  battles  in  which  they  fought  included  Port  Royal,  Bermuda 
Hundred,  Petersburg,  Appomatox  and  Richmond — and  other  en- 
gagements which  I  will  not  note — in  all  of  which  they  bore  their 
full  share  of  hard  fighting  and  were  commended  for  their  courage 
and  endurance.  The  roll  listed  such  distinguished  names  as  Chat- 
field,  Terry,  Hawley,  Rodman,  Russell,  Drake,  Greeley,  Camp,  Coit 
and  others  in  rank  and  file  equally  brave  and  courageous. 

Of  the  action  of  the  men  of  the  Seventh  in  the  engagement  at 
Fort  Wagner  the  general  commanding  announced,  "the  Seventh 
Connecticut  has  covered  itself  with  glory ;"  and  of  the  Sixth  in  the 
same  siege  one  has  written: 

"Friend  and  foe  alike  now  as  then  must  honor  and 
salute  them  as  the  bravest  of  the  brave." 

"The  history  of  the  war,  rife  with  desperate  conflicts, 
can  show  no  more  terrific  strife  than  this.     It  was  in 
more  than  one  particular  a  battle  of  giants." 
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And  of  the  service  of  the  Tenth  it  was  said : 

"For  steady  and  soldierly  behavior  they  may  have  been 
equaled,  but  never  surpassed.  Under  galling  fire  not  a 
man  spoke  a  word  or  moved  a  heel  from  the  alignment." 

Of  the  Battery,  General  Terry  spoke  as  follows : 

"I  will  not  say  it  was  the  best  battery  in  the  service, 
but  I  will  say  it  was  the  best  I  have  ever  seen." 

Such,  my  fellow-citizens,  were  some  of  the  encomiums  bestowed 
upon  the  brave  and  loyal  men  of  these  commands  and  such  the 
legacy  which  they  hand  down  to  us  of  their  fidelity  and  heroism, 
and  to  them  and  the  thousands  of  their  associates  we  are  indebted 
to-day  for  safeguarding  our  liberties,  for  the  rescue  from  thralldom 
of  a  million  slaves,  for  the  preservation  of  our  -Union,  for  a  now 
united  country,  for  much  of  our  progress  as  a  nation,  for  inspiring 
patriotic  and  loyal  purposes  in  our  youth — so  that  every  child  born 
under  the  Stars  and  Strips  is  taught  from  their  example  the  love 
of  country. 

Connecticut  may  well  feel  proud  of  the  record  and  services  of 
all  her  regiments  in  the  Civil  War,  for  all  were  quick  in  response  to 
duty  and  faithful  and  devoted  to  the  Federal  cause.  As  soon  as  the 
call  for  troops  had  been  issued  this  little  commonwealth  responded 
by  placing  in  Washington  the  first  regiment  to  arrive  in  answer  to 
Lincoln's  summons 

We  cannot  fulfill  a  more  important  and  praiseworthy  obliga- 
tion, nor  one  fraught  with  so  many  valuable  lessons  for  the  future 
generations  than  the  erection  of  these  monuments  in  memory  of 
the  honored  and  heroic  dead  and  living  of  the  Civil  War.  May 
their  acts  teach  us  all  the  value  of  loyal,  patriotic  service  for  our 
country  and  may  they  assist  us  to  devote  ourselves  in  times  of  peace 
to  the  same  noble  purposes  which  ever  characterized  them. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Association,  I  accept  on  behalf  of  the  State 
this  ornate  and  beautiful  column,  and  congratulate  you  on  this 
most  fitting  and  satisfactory  result  of  your  efforts. 

And  now,  Your  Honor,  it  is  also  my  great  privilege  to  place  in 
the  care  of  the  City  of  New  Haven  this  memorial  which  will  ever 
be  an  ornament  to  this  municipality  and  an  inspiration  to  high 
incentive  and  resolve.  You  will  cherish  and  preserve  it  and  point 


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to  it  with  pride  as  a  grateful  testimonial  to  the  valuable  and  dis- 
tinguished achievements  of  these  Connecticut  Volunteers,  ever 
remembering  that  the  commonwealth,  which  has  assisted  in  its 
erection,  has  a  share  with  you  in  commemorating  the  glory  and 
legacy  which  these  patriots  have  bequeathed  to  this  commonwealth. 

ADDRESS  BY  MAYOR  JOHN  P.  STUDLEY. 

Your  Excellency,  on  behalf  of  the  people  of  New  Haven  I  thank 
you  for  the  honor  you  have  done  them  in  presenting  this  beautiful 
monument  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Connecticut  soldiers  who 
gave  their  lives  for  their  country.  The  people  of  New  Haven  have 
ever  been  patriotic.  They  have  sprung  from  a  patriotic  ancestry. 
They  love  their  country  and  its  institutions,  its  constitution  and  its 
flag,  its  history  and  its  traditions.  And,  whenever  wax  has  come 
they  have  been  among  the  first  to  volunteer  in  defense.  A  host  of 
them  have  sacrificed  life  and  limb  for  their  country's  cause. 

It  follows  that  such  a  people  must  ever  revere  the  memory  of 
their  heroic  dead.  And  while  they  honor  the  dead  to-day,  it  is  also 
their  pleasure  to  recognize  and  to  welcome  the  living  who  have 
assembled  here  from  many  towns  and  villages  of  the  State  to  assist 
in  dedicating  the  monument.  Among  them  New  Haven  is  proud 
to  honor  General  Edwin  S.  Greeley,  who  by  his  bravery  and  ability 
won  the  command  of  a  regiment  and  then  of  a  brigade. 

Near  this  shaft  are  the  magnificent  buildings  of  our  great  uni- 
versity, and  the  buildings  of  our  high  schools  where  hundreds  of 
young  men  and  women  are  educated.  To  these  young  people  while 
learning  the  history  of  their  country  and  its  defenders,  and  indeed, 
to  the  community  as  a  whole,  this  monument  will  always  silently 
plead  the  cause  of  liberty  and  humanity.  It  must  inspire  in  the 
hearts  of  generations  to  come  a  higher  patriotism  than  they  might 
otherwise  know. 

And  the  choice  of  this  location  is  a  particularly  happy  one  in 
that  it  is  historical.  For  a  British  army  once  invaded  New  Haven 
from  the  westward,  and  as  they  marched  down  Broadway  they  were 
opposed  on  this  very  square  by  citizen  soldiery,  and  one  citizen  was 
killed  and  several  were  wounded. 

How  fitting,  then,  that  this  monument,  which  commemorates 
the  heroism  of  our  Civil  War  Volunteers,  is  placed  on  soil  bathed 


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by  the  blood  of  their  forefathers,  shed  in  defense  of  their  homes  and 
their  firesides. 

"They  fell  devoted,  but  undying; 

The  very  gale  their  names  seemed  sighing; 

The  waters  murmured  of  their  name; 

The  woods  were  peopled  with  their  fame; 

The  silent  pillar,  lone  and  gray, 

Claimed  kindred  with  their  sacred  clay. 

Their  spirits  wrapped  the  dusky  mountain, 

Their  memory  sparkled  o'er  the  fountain; 

The  meanest  rill,  the  mightiest  river, 

RolPd  mingling  with  their  fame  forever." 

It  is  a  personal  pleasure  to  me  to  accept  this  monument  on 
behalf  of  the  City  of  New  Haven,  and,  as  Mayor,  I  pledge  Your 
Excellency  for  our  people,  that  they  will  ever  guard  and  cherish 
it  as  a  patriotic  shrine. 

Song — "Union  Dixie,"  Boys'  Choir. 

Senator  Morgan  G.  Bulkeley  was  the  next  speaker  on  the  pro- 
gram, but  did  not  respond  to  his  name  when  announced  by  Presi- 
dent Greeley.  It  was  subsequently  discovered  that  he  had  left  the 
ground  before  his  name  was  called. 

The  Chairman:  The  next  speaker  needs  no  introduction  from 
me  to  a  New  Haven  audience,  for  he  never  fails  to  interest  his 
audiences,  no  matter  upon  what  subject  he  speaks.  He  will  speak 
to-day  of  "The  Meaning  of  the  Monument."  I  present  the  Eev. 
Dr.  Watson  L.  Phillips,  Chaplain  of  the  Second  Company  Govern- 
or's Foot  Guard. 

ADDRESS,  "THE  MEANING  OF  THE  MONUMENT/'  EEV.  DR.  W.  L. 
PHILLIPS,  CHAPLAIN  SECOND  COMPANY  GOVERNOR'S  FOOT 
GUARD 

Mr.  President  and  Veterans  of  Terry's  Division: 

This  day's  celebration  has  a  peculiar  and  significant  interest  for 
the  members  of  the  Second  Company  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  be- 
cause Company  K  of  the  Sixth  Regiment  was  largely  recruited 
from  that  command.  The  names  you  reverence  are  illustrious  on 
our  roster;  we  are  glad  to  join  with  you  in  this  service  of  dedica- 
tion. 


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It  is  a  privilege  and  an  honor  to  stand  before  this  stately  monu- 
ment, which  gratitude  and  a  worthy  pride  have  moved  you  to  build, 
and  look  into  the  faces  of  men  who  understand  as  you  do  what 
loyalty  means  and  who  are  to  this  generation  the  exponents  of  the 
highest  ideals  of  patriotism. 

Venerable  as  I  may  seem  to  the  youth  assembled  here,  it  is  still 
true  that  the  men  of  my  generation  came  too  late  to  march  and 
fight  with  you.  That  fact  reminds  us  how  far  off  the  great  strug- 
gle is — yet  how  real  it  still  is  to  every  man  whose  memory  carries 
back  to  the  middle  of  the  last  century !  Under  the  shadow  of  this 
splendid  memorial,  with  these  veterans  around  us,  this  June  day  of 
1905  seems  to  fade  from  our  vision  and  we  are  transported  to  those 
strenuous  years  of  the  Civil  War.  We  hear  again  the  stirring 
speeches  and  witness  the  enthusiasm  of  the  enlistment  meetings; 
the  summoning  bugle  sounds  in  the  streets,  we  see  the  firm  blue 
lines  moving  under  the  flag  to  the  preparation  camp  and  the  points 
of  embarkation  for  the  front ;  the  eager,  sad-eyed  throng  crowds  the 
line  of  march,  we  hear  the  huzzas  and  the  farewells.  Again  we 
gather  about  some  wounded  hero,  home  on  furlough,  who  recounts 
the  scenes  of  camp,  and  march,  and  battlefield;  the  muffled  drum 
beat  smites  our  hearts  as  the  torn  body  of  some  dead  soldier  is 
escorted  to  its  rest  in  the  village  burying  ground;  we  know  once 
more  the  anxiety,  the  watching,  the  fear,  the  final  gladness — glad- 
ness that  so  soon  was  changed  to  sobs  as  we  heard  the  awful  tidings, 
"Mr.  Lincoln  was  shot  last  night  I" 

Veterans!  we  salute  you  as  the  representatives  of  that  great 
time,  survivors  of  the  proud  regiments  that  went  forth  with  meas- 
ured tread  and  steadfast  hearts,  and  returned  broken,  decimated, 
but  victorious,  henceforth  to  wear  the  crown  of  our  gratitude  and 
veneration.  Appropriating  the  thought  of  the  great  Lincoln,  we 
remind  ourselves  that  men  will  little  heed  nor  long  remember  what 
we  say  here,  but  they  will  never  forget  what  you  and  your  comrades 
did  in  the  years  and  on  the  fields  which  this  monument  commem- 
orates. 

It  is  a  beautiful  custom,  sanctioned  by  time  and  the  usage  of  all 
civilized  peoples,  that  builds  monuments  to  the  memory  of  great 
events  and  illustrious  men.  But  American  gratitude  has  taken  a 
step  in  advance  and  remembers  the  men  in  the  ranks.  There  was 


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little  danger  that  the  leaders  be  forgotten,  there  was  danger  that  the 
names  of  private  soldiers  and  subordinate  officers  fade  from  our 
memories.  These  monuments  are  not  erected  in  the  interests  of 
pretentious  pride,  but  in  the  interests  of  accurate  history;  thou- 
sands of  names  on  soldiers'  monuments  in  this  land  preserve  the 
record  of  men  who  fell  at  the  front,  or  suffered  the  slow  martyrdom 
of  prison  and  hospital,  or  returned  quietly  to  resume  their  ordinary 
vocations.  Thus  the  common  soldier  has  his  recognition  and  his 
honor.  These  stones  mean  our  acceptance  of  the  doctrine  of  the 
rights  of  man,  that  worthy  men,  men  who  did  their  duty,  are  re- 
membered by  the  public  though  they  won  no  rank  and  wore  no 
insignia  of  high  authority. 

This  eagle,  poised  above  the  artilleryman  watching  the  effect 
of  his  last  shot,  and  the  infantryman  reaching  for  another  cartridge, 
presents  a  suggestive  symbolism.  It  is  not  bombast  to  affirm  that 
the  eagle  does  represent  the  free  flight  and  the  keen  watchfulness 
of  America,  scanning  every  realm,  seizing  every  opportunity,  or  that 
these  alert  soldiers  declare  how  the  coolest  courage  and  the  best 
science  have  been  united  in  gaining  our  victories.  While  we  rejoice 
in  the  scientific  achievements  which  have  given  us  in  each  crisis  the 
best  appliances  within  the  reach  of  human  genius,  to-day  we  are 
celebrating  the  "man  behind  the  gun"  whose  intelligent  obedience, 
calm  courage,  alertness,  and  faith  in  the  republic  have  given  these 
scientific  appliances  their  highest  efficiency  in  actual  use. 

Such  memorials  are  perpetual  teachers  of  the  patriotism,  the 
courage,  the  unselfish  devotion  which  you  revealed  in  the  hour  of 
need,  also  of  the  lofty  character  of  your  foes,  for  had  they  not  been 
brave  men,  you  could  not  have  shown  such  valor  nor  won  such 
distinction.  The  renown  of  soldiers  is  measured  by  the  quality 
of  the  foes  they  had  to  encounter  and  the  difficulties  of  the  situa- 
tion with  which  they  had  to  contend.  So  these  monuments  stand 
in  the  busy  ways  of  men  forever  bearing  a  message  to  the  people ; 
that  message  is,  "American  manhood,  whether  clad  in  blue  or  gray, 
is  the  most  precious  possession  of  the  republic!"  These  stones 
remind  our  youth  of  the  price  the  fathers  paid  for  union  and  peace, 
and  that  they  were  worth  the  price-;  they  declare  the  faith  of  the 
American  people  that  we  are  not  a  mere  confederation  of  independ- 
ent and  unrelated  States,  but  a  nation  guaranteeing  freedom  to 
every  man  under  the  flag;  they  reaffirm  our  love  of  peace  won  in 


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defense  of  the  right.  That  doctrine,  the  brave  man  who  sits  in 
the  White  House,  himself  a  soldier,  emphasized  when  he  secured 
the  establishment  of  the  Hague  Tribunal  and  an  international 
acceptance  of  the  doctrine  of  peaceful  arbitration,  and  is  empha- 
sizing again  to-day,  amidst  the  plaudits  of  the  whole  civilized 
world,  as  he  leads  Japan  and  Eussia  to  peace  negotiations. 

Veterans !  you  are  nearing  the  end  of  the  long  march ;  soon  you 
will  be  missed  from  the  accustomed  places,  but  you  will  not  be 
forgotten.  Generations  will  come  and  go,  the  war  will  be  only  a 
matter  of  history,  but  through  the  years  this  monument  will  stand 
to  tell  the  story  of  your  faith,  and  valor,  and  sacrifice,  and  under 
its  shadow  future  Americans  will  gather  to  speak  of  you  and  to 
renew  their  pledges  to  the  government  you  helped  to  save. 

The  President :  Finally,  Comrades  and  Friends,  it  is  my  pleas- 
ure to  introduce  a  gentleman  who  has  not  long  been  a  resident  of 
our  city,  but  he  has  captivated  every  audience  to  whom  he  has 
spoken,  by  his  eloquence  and  lofty  ideals.  Professor  Henry  Wade 
Eogers,  Dean  of  Yale  Law  School,  will  speak  of  the  "Heroic  Dead." 

ADDEESS  OF  PROFESSOR  HENRY  WADE  EOGERS,  DEAN  OF  YALE 
LAW  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  President,  Veterans  of  the  Civil  War,  and  Gentlemen : 

Forty  years  have  passed  since  the  hostile  bugles  "sang  truce" 
and  Lee  yielded  his  army  and  his  sword  to  Grant  at  Appomatox. 
Since  the  great  armies  of  the  Civil  War  were  mustered  out  no  foe 
on  American  soil  has  fired  upon  the  flag.  The  birds  in  the  South- 
ern forests  have  sung  their  songs  and  been  undisturbed  by  the 
missiles  of  war.  The  palmetto  and  magnolia  of  the  Carolinas,  the 
holly  of  the  James,  the  long  mosses  of  the  Florida  forests,  once 
swept  by  the  shot  and  shell  of  contending  armies,  have  since  been 
stirred  only  by  the  gentle  breezes  of  peace.  So  may  it  be  forever. 

If  the  forty  years  since  Appomatox  were  ten  times  forty,  the 
memories  of  what  transpired  between  1861  and  1865  would  still  be 
in  the  thoughts  of  men.  The  splendid  deeds  of  heroic  souls  never 
fade  from  the  memory  of  the  race. 

On  June  17,  1887,  New  Haven,  with  troops  marching,  bands 
playing,  colors  flying,  and  cannon  booming,  dedicated  a  soldiers' 


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monument.  Sherman,  who  marched  from  Atlanta  to  the  sea,  was 
here  that  day.  So  was  Sheridan  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  who 
rode  from  Winchester,  "Twenty  miles  away/' 

"Sheridan,  Sheridan,  Cavalry  Sheridan! 
Him  of  the  horses  and  sabres  I  sing. 

Look  how  he  drove  them! 

Look  how  he  clove  them, 
Sabred,  belabored,  confused  and  confounded,  astounded 

At  the  fierce  stride  and  swing 

Of  our  men  galloping, 

Shouting  with  vengeance,  roaring  with  laughter, 
Cheering  with  victory,  as  they  plunged  after 
Sheridan,  Sheridan,  Cavalry  Sheridan." 

General  Terry  and  "Joe"  Hawley,  noble  sons  of  a  proud  State, 
were  here.  Of  the  great  commanders,  Grant  alone  was  absent.  He 
had  passed  into  the  unseen  two  years  before,  and  was  with  Lincoln 
and  Washington  and  the  immortals. 

To-day  we  dedicate  another  soldiers'  monument.  Once  more 
our  streets  resound  with  the  tramp  of  marching  men.  Again  we 
hear  the  boom  of  cannon,  the  rattle  of  musketry,  the  stirring  sounds 
of  pealing  drum  and  clashing  horn.  We  have  looked  upon  the 
colors  carried  at  the  head  of  the  marching  battalions.  We  have 
seen  the  drawn  swords  as  they  glistened  in  the  sun.  Our  citizens 
have  witnessed  again  war's  pomp  and  pageantry.  But  Sherman 
and  Sheridan,  Terry  and  Hawley,  are  not  with  us  now.  They  have 
joined  with  Grant  the  "serried  saint-like  ranks"  of  those  who  stand 
on  fame's  eternal  camping  ground.  It  may  be  that  somewhere 
beyond  the  skies  their  spirits  look  down  upon  this  scene. 

The  monument  dedicated  in  1887  was  placed  on  East  Eock's 
commanding  height.  The  one  we  dedicate  to-day  stands  on  historic 
and  hallowed  ground.  There  was  hard  fighting  on  this  spot  on 
July  5,  1779,  between  the  inhabitants  of  New  Haven  and  the  Brit- 
ish troops  of  George  the  Third. 

In  dedicating  this  monument  our  thoughts  are  carried  back  to 
May  10,  1861.  The  Second  Eegiment  of  Connecticut  stood  on  our 
historic  Green.  The  colors  were  presented.  The  word  of  com- 
mand was  given.  The  band  played,  the  "Star  Spangled  Banner." 
The  column  began  to  march,  Alfred  H.  Terry  riding  ahead.  It  was 
New  Haven's  first  regiment  starting  for  the  war.  Men  cheered 
them  as  they  left.  Women  and  children  wept,  as  well  they  might, 


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for  husbands  and  fathers  and  lovers  were  going  out  to  die  in  the 
crash  and  thunder  of  awful  war.  Some  who  are  here  to-day  were 
there  that  day.  They  have  not  forgotten  the  scene,  and  they  know 
how  the  chords  of  sympathy  were  touched.  The  tramp  of  the  men, 
the  hoof  beats  of  Terry's  horse,  the  music  which  came  from  the 
"throbbing  drums  and  wailing  horns"  as  the  men  marched  through 
the  south  gate  of  the  Green  still  sound  in  the  ears  of  those  who 
witnessed  what  then  transpired.  The  sight  New  Haven  saw  that 
day  it  was  to  see  again  and  again,  before  the  end  was  reached.  It 
was  a  scene  upon  which  the  sun  looked  down  in  every  town  in  those 
glorious  and  immortal  days. 

Some  who  marched  away  that  day,  the  bloom  of  immortal  youth 
upon  their  cheeks,  nevermore  returned.  They  sleep  under  a  South- 
ern sun,  in  unknown  graves.  But  let  us  remember  that 

"Who  falls  for  love  of  God  shall  rise  a  star." 

And  over  the  heroes  who  never  returned  the  elms  of  our  city, 
like  the  trees  of  Ardennes,  have  shed  their  tears.  The  old  Green 
over  which  they  marched  is  hallowed  by  the  memories  of  more  than 
250  years.  Within  its  precincts  lie  buried  some  of  the  founders 
of  the  colony.  There  the  drum  taps  of  the  Eevolution  were  heard, 
and  the  tramp  of  the  old  Continentals  "in  their  ragged  regimen- 
tals." 

Oh!  it  seems  as  though  those  sounds  even  now  come  faintly  to 
the  ear  like  "far  away  forest  leaves  stirred  to  music"  by  the  sum- 
mer breeze. 

On  that  Green,  Arnold,  as  soon  as  the  news  of  Lexington 
reached  him,  compelled  the  selectmen  to  yield  the  key  to  the  powder 
magazine  that  he  and  his  men  might  push  on  to  Cambridge  without 
waiting  for  orders. 

On  that  Green,  Washington,  on  his  way  to  take  command  of  the 
Continental  Army,  had  reviewed  a  company  of  men  of  Yale  who 
proposed  to  give  their  services  to  the  country.  On  that  Green  in 
1824  Lafayette  had  reviewed  the  militia.  And  on  that  Green  in 
1852  Louis  Kossuth,  the  Hungarian  patriot,  had  been  honored. 

Upon  the  issue  of  slavery  Connecticut  had  been  conservative. 
In  the  Constitutional  Convention  her  vote  was  cast,  along  with 
those  of  Southern  States,  for  the  provision  which  denied  to  Con- 
gress the  right  to  prohibit,  prior  to  1808,  the  importation  of  slaves. 


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In  1831  our  Supreme  Court  decided  a  case  in  which  it  was  said  a 
negro  was  a  chattel  and  assets  in  the  executor's  hands.  The  Act 
which  finally  abolished  slavery  was  not  passed  until  1848. 

In  this  Commonwealth,  however,  the  master  never  had  power 
of  life  and  death  over  the  slave.  The  slavery  here  tolerated  was 
always  qualified  and  never  absolute.  When  war  began  Connecti- 
cut's Constitution  was  still  on  the  white  basis.  None  but  white 
men  voted  here,  and  none  but  whites  were  taxed. 

But  when  the  thunder  of  the  guns  was  heard  in  Charleston 
harbor  the  echo  rang  like  a  tocsin  through  all  our  State,  as  the  echo 
of  Lexington  and  Concord  had  done  in  1775.  It  was  the  same  old 
Connecticut.  The  blood  that  coursed  in  the  veins  of  Nathan  Hale 
and  old  Israel  Putnam  and  Jonathan  Trumbull  still  flowed  in  the 
veins  of  Connecticut's  sons.  The  spirit  of  1776  filled  the  air,  and 
hovered  in  the  skies,  and  rested  upon  the  land  of  Connecticut. 
The  spirit  of  the  ancestors  was  in  the  hearts  of  their  descendants. 
The  sons  of  Connecticut  were  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Eun  as  their 
fathers  had  been  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  As  a  Connecticut 
soldier  was  the  ranking  officer  at  Bunker  Hill,  so  at  Bull  Eun,  the 
sons  of  Connecticut  led  the  advance,  opened  the  battle,  were  not 
demoralized,  and  covered  the  retreat.  Throughout  the  entire 
period  of  war  the  old  Commonwealth  kept  her  quota  more  than  full. 
The  State  only  had  80,000  voters,  but  there  were  54,882  Connecti- 
cut volunteers.  Not  more  than  one  or  two  States  excelled  this  per- 
centage. This  historic  City  of  New  Haven  was  true  to  its  tradi- 
tions. It  maintained  its  honorable  place  at  the  head  of  the  muni- 
cipalities of  the  Commonwealth.  It  sent  more  men  to  the  front 
than  any  other  city  in  the  State.  It  expended  more  money  for 
war  purposes  than  any  other  town  in  Connecticut.  Every  man  who 
went  from  New  Haven  was  a  volunteer.  Not  one  was  a  conscript. 
Yale  University,  founded  to  train  men  for  service  in  Church  and 
State,  sent  758  of  her  sons  to  fight  the  battles  of  the  Union,  and 
106  of  them  died  in  service.  Our  old  and  honorable  town  and  our 
venerable  university  alike  had  their  full  share  of  heroes  ready  to 
do,  to  dare  and  to  die  for  the  preservation  of  the  Eepublic.  So 
may  it  be  while  the  world  stands ! 

Almost  the  first  martyr  of  the  war  was  Major  Theodore  Win- 
throp  of  New  Haven,  a  graduate  of  Yale,  a  descendant  of  John 
Winthrop,  the  first  governor  of  Connecticut.  He  fell  on  June  9, 


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1861,  in  the  skirmish  at  Big  Bethel,  in  Virginia.  It  was  the  first 
battle  of  the  war,  and  Winthrop  fell  nearer  the  breastworks  of  the 
enemy  than  any  man  he  led.  Saturday  last,  on  that  Virginia  soil, 
North  Carolina  dedicated  a  monument  to  the  troops  of  her  own 
State  who  won  glory  in  that  conflict.  To-day,  in  this  New  England 
town,  we,  too,  dedicate  a  soldiers'  monument,  and  we  remember 
Big  Bethel  and  the  Winthrop  who  fell  on  that  historic  field. 

The  story  can  never  be  too  often  told  of  how  the  brave  Button 
fell  at  Cedar  Mountain,  and  how  the  gallant  Merwin  met  death 
at  Gettysburg.  Let  us  tell  our  children  and  let  them  tell  theirs 
how  Colonel  Peck  was  struck  down  with  the  word  "Forward"  on  his 
lips,  and  with  his  dying  breath  said -he  could  not  die  in  a  worthier 
cause.  Tell  them  how  Captain  Wheeler  threw  his  battery  into  a 
deadly  gap,  shouting  "I  will  support  myself."  Tell  them  how 
General  Terry  stormed  and  carried  Fort  Fisher,  and  how  on  many 
battlefields  he  won  immortal  glory.  Tell  them  of  Admiral  Foote, 
conspicuous  among  the  brave,  for  daring  conduct.  Tell  them  how 
he  steamed  straight  up  to  the  muzzles  of  the  guns  at  Fort  Henry, 
compelling  it  to  surrender.  Tell  of  his  conduct  at  Fort  Donelson ; 
how  he  pushed  within  a  thousand  feet  of  the  batteries,  his  flagship 
struck  sixty-one  times  and  himself  wounded.  Tell  them  that  Foote 
inaugurated  a  new  epoch  of  naval  warfare.  That  it  was  his  mind 
which  first  perceived  the  value  of  iron-clad  vessels  and  tested  their 
qualities  in  actual  combat.  While  there  are  others  who  went  into 
the  war  as  sons  of  New  Haven,  and  whose  names  stand  high  upon 
the  scroll  of  fame,  the  name  of  Foote,  like  that  of  Abou  Ben  Adhem, 
"will  lead  all  the  rest." 

The  first  iron-clad  was  constructed  under  the  contract  of  a  New 
Haven  citizen. 

When  the  first  battle  of  the  war  was  fought  Connecticut  troops 
were  on  hand.  When  Lee  surrendered,  the  troops  of  Connecticut 
were  marshalled  by  the  farmhouse  at  Appomatox.  It  is  the  glory 
of  Connecticut  that  her  flag  was  first  to  displace  the  palmetto  upon 
the  soil  of  South  Carolina,  that  it  was  the  first  to  be  planted  in  Mis- 
sissippi, and  the  first  unfurled  before  New  Orleans. 

You  know  your  own  history.  I  repeat  familiar  stories.  But 
what  a  splendid  record  it  is! 

"Our  lips  must  tell  it  to  our  sons, 
And  they  again  to  theirs." 


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Citizens !  New  Haven  is  a  small  city  and  Connecticut  a  small 
State,  but  the  deeds  of  noble  men  have  made  both  illustrious. 
There  is  no  reason  to  be  ashamed  of  the  blood  from  which  you 
sprang. 

If,  to-day 

"A  glory  clothes  our  land  from  sea  to  sea," 

New  Haven  and  Connecticut  have  done  their  full  share  in  mak- 
ing it  so.  From  the  days  of  King  Philip's  war  till  now  the  sons  of 
New  Haven  and  of  Connecticut  have  never  faltered  when  duty 
called  them  into  the  arena  of  bloody  strife.  With  the  courage  of 
noble  men  they  have,  in  every  time  of  peril,  fearlessly  grappled  with 
"the  fiery  and  bloody  hands  of  war."  It  is  a  splendid  tale  which 
every  parent  can  proudly  tell  and  which  succeeding  generations 
will  proudly  hear. 

It  is  impossible  to  voice  in  song  or  story  the  admiration  we  feel 
for  the  dead  heroes. 

But 

"When  the  long  years  have  rolled  slowly  away 
E'en  to  the  dawn  of  earth's  funeral  day; 
When  at  the  Archangel's  trumpet  and  tread 
Rise  up  the  faces  and  forms  of  the  dead; 
When  the  great  world  its  last  judgment  awaits, 
When  the  blue  sky  shall  swing  open  the  gates 
And  our  long  columns  marching  silently  through 
Past  the  Great  Captain  for  final  review, 
Then  from  the  blood  that  has  flowed  for  the  right 
Crowns  shall  spring  upward,  untarnished  and  bright; 
Then  the  glad  ears  of  each  war-martyred  son, 
Proudly  shall  hear  the  good  tidings — 'Well  done.' 
Blessings  for  garlands  shall  cover  them  over, 
Parent  and  husband,  and  brother  and  lover; 
God  shall  reward  these  dead  heroes  of  ours, 
And  cover  them  over  with  beautiful  flowers." 

Greece  erected  on  the  plains  of  Marathon  ten  pillars,  and 
inscribed  on  them  the  names  of  the  192  who,  on  that  immortal  field, 
drove  back  the  Persian  horde,  and  saved  Greece  from  a  tyrant's 
heel. 

"When  on  a  razor's  edge  all  Hellas  stood, 

We  who  lie  here  preserved  her  with  our  blood." 

Greece  thought  that  those  who  fell  at  Marathon,  Thermopylae 
and  Salamis  were  equally  worthy  of  remembrance  by  gods  and  men. 


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We  have  inscribed  on  the  monument  we  dedicate,  not  the  names 
of  our  dead  heroes,  too  many  in  number,  but  the  battles  in  which 
they  fought.  We  believe  that  the  glorious  and  immortal  service 
which  these  men  rendered  should  live  forever  in  the  annals  of  our 
City,  in  the  history  of  our  State  and  Nation. 

The  monument  shall  stand  for  centuries  to  come.  Men  shall 
read  in  it  sermons  in  stone,  and  it  shall  preach  to  them  how  holy  a 
thing  it  is  to  die  for  one's  country.  It  shall  summon  the  living  to 
a  nobler  citizenship,  as  it  tells  of  a  government  preserved  through 
the  blood  of  martyrs.  It  tells  of  three  million  fetters  broken,  and 
the  curse  of  slavery  gone.  It  tells  of  a  State's  right  to  secede  van- 
ished like  a  mirage.  It  tells  of  a  great  nation,  "Clad  in  spotless 
raiment  and  wearing  a  crown  of  stars/'  and  founded  upon  the  equal 
rights  of  all  its  people.  It  tells  of  a  great  republic  extending  from 
the  coast  to  the  mountains,  and  from  the  mountains  across  "the 
plains  of  sunset"  to  the  Pacific  sea,  which  has  become  the  mightiest 
of  the  nations,  and  not  a  mere  league  of  sovereign  and  independent 
States.  It  tells  what  the  Lord  God  omnipotent  wrought,  through 
the  nation's  heroes,  for  the  salvation  of  our  land. 

As  we  think  of  what  these,  our  heroes,  achieved,  we  can  say  of 
them  as  was  said  of  Leonidas  and  his  heroes : 

"Of  those  who  at  Thermopylae  were  slain, 
Glorious  the  doom,  and  beautiful  the  lot; 
Their  tomb  an  altar!     Men  from  tears  refrain, 
Honor  and  praise,  but  mourn  them  not." 

The  men  who  fought  at  Gettysburg  or  Antietam  can  claim 
kindred  on  the  other  side  with  the  men  who  fought  at  Thermopylae 
and  Marathon.  They  can 

"Claim  kindred  there,  and  have  the  claim  allowed." 

At  the  close  of  Professor  Eogers'  address  General  Greeley 
announced  that  the  exercises  of  the  day  would  close  with  the  singing 
of  the  National  Anthem,  "America,"  by  the  audience,  led  by  Prof. 
Jepson  and  the  Boys'  Choir. 


€xerci$e$  at  (be  monument 

program 

1.  Song— "Red,  White  and  Blue."  Boy  Choir,  Prof.  Jepson,  Conductor. 

2.  Invocation,  Rev.  Newman  Smyth,  D.D. 

3.  Introductory  Remarks,  Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley. 

4.  Responses  for  7th  Conn.  Vols.,  Private  T.  L.  Norton. 

1st  Light  Battery,  Private  Edward  Griswold. 

10th  Conn.  Vols.,  Corporal  L.  B.  Brown. 

6th  Conn.  Vols.,  Capt.  A.  B.  Beers. 

5.  Song — "Union  Dixie,"  Boy  Choir. 

6.  Unveiling  of  Monument,  W.  H.  Warner,  the  armless  soldier. 

7.  Address,  Capt.  A.  B.  Beers,  6th  C.  V. 

Presenting  Monument  to  the  State  of  Connecticut. 

8.  Address,  His  Excellency,   Gov.   Henry  Roberts. 

Accepting  Monument  and  transmitting  it  to  custody  of  the 
City  of  New  Haven. 

9.  Remarks,  Hon.  John  P.   Studley,  Mayor. 

Accepting  the  Trust. 

10.  "Star  Spangled  Banner,"  Boy  Choir. 

11.  Address,  Hon.  M.  G.  Bulkeley,  U.  S.  Senator. 

12.  Address,        Rev.  Watson  L.  Phillips,  Chaplain  2d  Co.  Gov.  Foot  Guard. 

Meaning  of  this  Monument. 

13.  Address,  Prof.  Henry  Wade  Rogers. 

A  Tribute  to  the  Heroic  Dead. 

14.  Song — "America,"  Audience,  led  by  Prof.  Jepson  and  Boy  Choir. 

Soloists — Masters  Irving  Beebe  and  James  Gilbert. 


Che  Evening  festivities 

Jit  Broadway  Park 

It  is  estimated  that  at  least  ten  thousand  people  assembled  at 
the  site  of  the  monument  in  the  evening  to  continue  the  celebration 
of  the  day.  Broadway  was  in  a  blaze  of  glory  with  a  splendid 
illumination.  A  band  concert  was  given  by  the  City  Band  under 
Professor  Nichols,  leader.  Fine  music  was  rendered  and  the  people 
enjoyed  the  spectacle  of  decorated  buildings  made  brilliant  by  illu- 
minations. Broadway  presented  a  fine  appearance.  The  celebra- 
tion of  the  evening  closed  with  a  fine  display  of  fireworks. 


monument  Day  Dedication  Committee 

GEN.  E.  S.  GREELEY,  President  of  the  Day. 

INVITATIONS. 

Hon.  J.  P.  Studley,  Chairman. 

-Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley,  Capt.  A.  B.  Beers, 

Comrade  J.  T.  Sloan,  Comrade  W.  H.  Bouton. 

ENTERTAINMENT  COMMITTEE,  GRAND  ARMY  VETERANS. 

T.  E.  Worthington,  Chairman. 

F.  A.  Munson,  W.  E.  Morgan, 

Geo.  N.  Morse,  W.  B.  Isbell, 

D.  B.  Horton,  J.  M.  Crowe, 
Lambert  J.  Bristol,  Edward  Coe. 

Geo.  Barnes. 

G.  A.  R.  RECEPTION  COMMITTEE. 
Comrade  Fred  H.  Waldron,  Chairman. 

Comrade  Hiram  T.  Peck,  Wallace  B.  Hall, 

Capt.  Lawrence  O'Brien,  Wm.  E.  Whittlesey. 

COMMITTEE  ON  DECORATIONS. 
Everett  E.  Lord,  Chairman. 

Philip  Pond,  J.  N.  Champion, 

Geo.  F.  Burgess,  Comrade  C.  P.  DeForest. 

RECEPTION   COMMITTEE. 
Geo.  B.  Martin,  Chairman. 

Geo.  A.  Ailing,  W.  J.  Atwater, 

Gen.  Geo.  H.  Ford,  C.  E.  Thompson, 

S.  E.  Dibble,  Capt.    N.    Easterbrook,    Jr. 

Gen.  S.  E.  Merwin,  Wilson  H.  Lee, 

Max  Adler,  Col.  R.  Trowbridge, 

Gen.  E.  S.  Bradley,  John  McCarthy, 

Col.  A.  C.  Hendrick,  Col.  S.  J.  Fox, 

Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley,   "  Capt.  C.  E.  Rounds, 

F.  A.  Corbin,  Capt.  Geo.  M.  Harmon, 

Gen.  E.  D.  S.  Goodyear,  Sherwood  S.  Thompson, 

H.  Lynde  Harrison,  Capt.  Benj.  Jepson, 

Col.  Theo.  H.  Macdonald,  F.  S.  Ward. 

COMMITTEE  ON  CARRIAGES. 
Gen.  A.  H.  Embler,  Chairman. 

E.  I.  Atwater,  Seymour  C.  Loomis, 

€ol.  E.  E.  Tisdale,  Capt.    N.    Easterbrook,    Jr. 

COMMITTEE  ON  TRANSPORTATION. 
Wm.  S.  Wells,  late  of  the  U.  S.  Navy. 

COMMITTEE  ON  FINANCE. 
Gen.  E.  S.  Greeley,  Chairman.       Virgil  F.  McNeil,  Wm.  H.  Bouton. 

BROADWAY  MERCHANTS'  COMMITTEE. 
Robert  C.  Lightbourn,  Chairman.      Frank  Thompson,        Ralph  S.  Pagter. 

J.  H.  Campbell,  in  charge  of  Band  Concert. 
COMMITTEE  ON  Music— Prof.  Benjamin  Jepson. 


ENTERTAINMENTS. 

The  Governor,  Staff  and  State  Officers  and  invited  guests  were 
met  at  the  Union  Station  by  the  Reception  Committee  on  arrival 
of  their  respective  trains,  and  escorted  to  the  Union  League  Club. 
After  an  informal  reception  they  were  entertained  at  lunch.  At 
1.45  P.  M.  the  Governor,  Staff  and  guests  took  carriages  and  were 
escorted  to  their  place  in  line  of  march. 

The  Veterans  of  the  First  Connecticut  Light  Battery,  Sixth, 
Seventh  and  Tenth  Connecticut  Volunteers,  and  out  of  town  vet- 
eran soldiers  who  took  part  in  the  parade,  were  received  by  a  com- 
mittee on  entertainment  and  escorted  to  Music  Hall  and  the  rooms 
of  the  G.  A.  R.  on  Court  street,  where  they  were  entertained.  They 
were  served  with  dinner  by  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps  of  Admiral 
Foote  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  from  12  to  1.30  p.  M.,  after  which  the  call 
was  sounded  and  the  Veterans,  including  the  G.  A.  R.  Posts,  formed 
in  line  on  Court  street,  right  resting  on  Church,  and  marched  to 
their  place  in  line. 

The  officers  of  the  Monument  Association  appreciate  in  the 
highest  degree  the  friendly  interest  in  the  success  of  the  ceremony 
attending  the  dedication  of  the  Monument '  by  His  Honor  the 
Mayor,  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  City  Officials  of  New  Haven, 
and  to  the  citizens  who  contributed  towards  its  success  by  decorat- 
ing their  homes  and  places  of  business,  as  well  as  by  gifts  of  money 
towards  defraying  the  expense  of  the  celebration. 

THE  POLICE. 

The  police  arrangements  at  Broadway  Park  were  admirable. 
The  large  throng  of  people  assembled  there  were  handled  without 
confusion,  and  good  order  was  maintained  throughout  the  dedi- 
catory services. 

The  streets  on  the  line  of  march  were  well  policed,  and  the 
platoon  of  police  who  marched  at  the  head  of  the  column  made  a 
very  creditable  appearance. 

THE  BOY  CHOIR. 

A  notable  feature  of  the  dedication  exercises  was  the  singing 
of  patriotic  songs  by  one  hundred  and  fifty  boys  from  the  public 
schools,  under  the  leadership  of  Professor  Benjamin  Jepson, 
Director  of  Music,  formerly  a  captain  in  the  Tenth  Regiment  Con- 
necticut Volunteers.  The  songs  were  well  rendered,  voices  good, 
showing  excellent  training  for  the  part  they  performed. 

THE  CHIEF  MARSHAL. 

Major  John  Q.  Tilson,  Chief  Marshal  of  the  Day,  is  entitled  to 
much  credit  for  the  very  efficient  service  he  rendered. 

The  great  success  of  the  parade  is  due  to  his  promptness  in  mov- 
ing the  column  on  time  and  attention  given  to  details.  The  Con- 
necticut National  Guard  never  made  a  finer  appearance.  The 
Governor's  Foot  Guard  kept  up  its  high  reputation,  and  Troop  A 
added  much  to  the  appearance  of  the  parade. 


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